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Matt Poe

Opinion: Stop calling for Trump’s impeachment

Matt Poe August 16, 2017

Before we get into the nitty gritty of this column, let’s begin with the obvious.President Donald Trump took several days to denounce the Nazis, racists and neo-Nazis who committed violent acts over...

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Opinion: Conservatives must take a stand against hate

Nicholas Hunter August 14, 2017

In my social circles, it's pretty controversial these days to say that Conservative folks are good people.I'll say it anyway. Conservatives are good people.Snarkiness aside, it seems obvious to some that...

Alex Kamczyc

Opinion: The situation in North Korea isn’t one person’s fault

Alex Kamczyc August 11, 2017

Once in a blue moon, I get this crazy feeling that the world won’t be here in the morning.It doesn’t help that I just opened a bottle of rum with my brothers and Dad and started talking politics.Paranoia...

Matt Poe

Opinion: Please stop talking about Colin Kaepernick

Matt Poe August 9, 2017

In a desperate plea from yours truly, this column seems pretty irrelevant for the most part — what with the world inching further toward the brink of nuclear war and our penultimate demise.In the same...

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Opinion: The ignorance of Hot Takes — a counter to ‘Free Martin Shkreli!’

Nicholas Hunter August 8, 2017

On August 7, The Week published “Free Martin Shkreli,” a column by Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry that posits not only should Shkreli not be punished for his behavior in recent years but should be considered...

Alex Kamczyc

Opinion: One Long Night

Alex Kamczyc August 4, 2017

It was almost midnight.I found myself sweating from everywhere, holding a lukewarm beer and listening to music that was so loud I could barely hear myself think.I was surrounded by people of every shape,...

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Opinion: John McCain is the Republican Party’s most important member

Nicholas Hunter August 3, 2017

Last week, Arizona Sen. John McCain was one of only three republicans to vote down a measure that would have repealed the Affordable Care Act without a replacement.The vote was preceded by a rousing speech...

Jack Kopanski

Opinion: Cleveland Browns fans are the hopeless romantics of the NFL

Jack Kopanski August 3, 2017

The history of the Browns is one that is equal parts glorious and tumultuous, yet we fans come back every Sunday afternoon to invest three and a half hours of our time and energy into this team.It’s...

Matt Poe

Opinion: Shut up about loyalty in sports

Matt Poe August 1, 2017

I’m sure by now you’ve seen the video from this past weekend of Stephen Curry and Kyrie Irving making fun of LeBron James during a wedding reception. Of course all the Cleveland fans in my life freaked...

Lucas Misera

Opinion: The Millennial Left’s most daunting task: Reviving social democracy

Lucas Misera July 25, 2017

On July 20, the Washington Post published an article from Illinois State University professor Andrew Hartman asserting that today’s Left mirrors that of the early 1900s.The argument essentially splits...

Opinion: Et tu, Kyrie?

Jack Kopanski July 24, 2017

Seven years ago, the collective heart of Cleveland was broken when the chosen-one, LeBron James, left in the most arrogant way a player can: Televising an hour-long special to announce that he was leaving...

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Opinion: Spicer or Huckabee-Sanders, the game stays the same

Nicholas Hunter July 24, 2017

Press Secretary Sean Spicer resigned from his position on Friday, July 21, after President Donald Trump appointed Anthony Scaramucci as his director of communications; a post that was previously held by...