Author / Reuben Siegman
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What Obama Should Do Next
The last few months have been some of the most consequential of Barack Obama’s presidency— winning Supreme Court battles that upheld the Affordable Health Care Act and gay rights, to using executive action to reform immigration, and most recently striking an accord between Iran and the P5+1 to limit Iran’s nuclear capability. Obama has made it…
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The Case for a Deal with Iran
The P5+1 are currently in negotiations with Iran over a potential deal regarding Iran’s nuclear program. The premise of any such deal would be for the world to ease sanctions on Iran in return for Iran not developing a nuclear bomb. Some officials, such as Senator Tom Cotton and the 46 other senators who signed…
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Nigeria’s Nadir
Nigerians presently face a huge decision regarding their upcoming presidential election. The incumbent, President Goodluck Jonathan of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) will try to maintain his party’s dominance which dates back when the nation resumed democratic elections in 1999. However, he faces Muhammadu Buhari, a former Nigerian military dictator in the 1980s, whose popularity…
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State of the Games
BY REUBEN SIEGMAN When most people think of the Olympics, they think of unity, togetherness, and a place where nations stand equal as competitors. However, these words can no longer be used to describe the Olympics. When Baron Pierre de Coubertin created the modern Olympic games, he envisioned an event that would help unite the…
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Why Upholding the Ban on Gay-Marriage is Good for the Progress of Gay Rights in the Long-Run
BY REUBEN SIEGMAN With the ruling this past week by the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit court that reversed the ruling of lower courts in four states (Kentucky, Ohio, Michigan, and Tennessee) that had overturned bans on same sex-marriage, there may be some good new for proponents of legalizing gay marriage. This…
