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The wealth gap phenomenon
One of the largest phenomena in politics is the growing wealth gap in our country. Throughout my humanities courses, this idea has begun to surface in subtle ways, but recently it has appeared in full force in the form of Marx’s Communist Manifesto. Thus, a great opportunity presented itself to study the philosophy surrounding the…
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We are all Americans
I recently read On Politics by Alan Ryan, and a sentence in the introduction really stood out to me: “I am uncomfortable with the thought that serious thinkers about politics may retire into the ivory tower and write difficult—if often very interesting—essays and books for their colleagues alone.” This sentiment echoes Plato’s warning that a significant divide…
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Kamala Harris Anti-Price Gouging Plan and its Historical Precedent
At a North Carolina campaign rally on August 16th, 2024, Vice President Kamala Harris laid out the economic plan she hopes to enact if she becomes elected (full speech here). These included policies such as tax credits for builders of homes sold to first-time buyers, as well as up to $25,000 in down-payment assistance for…