To kickoff each fall semester, Virginia Tech hosts an event called Gobblerfest to welcome the incoming freshman class and encourage them to learn about various clubs and extracurricular activities available to students. At Gobblerfest, clubs and organizations setup booths and hand out information about why students should join their respective club. The diversity of clubs at […]
One would think that, in this day and age, democratic societies throughout the world would figured out how to conduct legitimate elections where all those involved are able to come to an agreement on the outcomes. Yet, elections in the United States of America, arguably the greatest democracy in the world, have been plagued with […]
In today’s world, we see massive room for improvement in the way elections are hosted throughout the world, which is why we are extremely excited to announce that Follow My Vote has partnered with BitShares to develop the voting platform of the future! Our aim is to restore faith in the democratic process by developing […]
July 4, 1776… It was the birth of a nation grounded in the revolutionary spirit of a people who yearned for something better. They yearned for a set of principles that they had never known before… Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. These principles instilled a fire into a people that, once it started […]
In light of the Supreme Court’s recent, landmark decision to strike down a provision of the Affordable Care Act in which employers are mandated to provide contraception coverage to female employees, questions of the Courts true significance and power are subtly coming into play. As soon as the decision that stated (5-4) that for-profit companies […]
We live in a swiftly changing American political landscape. Entitlements are bigger than ever and social change is evident all around us. American priorities are shifting and people are looking at the government differently. What is expected from the government in its everyday interactions with the American people is becoming much different than it was […]
This has been a busy week for the executive office. President Obama signed two executive orders to push legislation that has been at the top of his agenda since reelection. His first executive order demands that coal producing energy plants cut carbon emissions by 30% by the year 2030. This comes amid renewed concerns about […]
A subject constantly in the media today is the issue of campaign fundraising and spending by special interest groups and super PACs, all wanting to push their candidate through with hopes of protecting whatever agenda and interests they may have. Critics argue that this is rapidly taking the regular people out of politics, as multi-billionaires […]
Across the nation, tens of thousands of students are donning caps and gowns to walk across the stage to receive their diplomas. But before they do so, speakers invited by the universities take the stage to deliver the commencement. However, this year, amid congressional gridlock and plummeting presidential approval rates, students are expressing their discontent […]
As speculation continues to emerge on what the GOP’s plan will be to unseat the Democrats in 2016, Republican legislators continue to propose their own entitlement reforms on subjects of healthcare and Social Security. Marco Rubio, often mentioned as a frontrunner for the Republican nomination, made news this past week when he unveiled a plan […]
The rising costs of college tuition have been a constant figure in the minds of parents and students looking to attend universities around the country. This comes with statistics showcasing the rapid inflation of tuition rates that indicate tuition rates averaging around $21,000 per year, up almost 40% from 1985. This trend is showing no […]
Just over a week after President Obama announced that the Affordable Care Act, more commonly known as Obamacare, is here to stay, the President made an announcement from the White House Briefing Room that enrollment numbers have topped 8 million sign ups. This figure comes as a surprise to many, especially Republican critics of the […]
Following the pattern of all the recent talks on budget proposals and spending plans by both parties, House Budget Committee Chair, Paul Ryan has presented another budget spending proposal for the next ten years that the House has passed along partisan lines, just a few days ago. This proposal comes with much attention being placed […]
As March came to a close, the Obamacare insurance exchange hit their 7 million person sign-up goal this week, prompting supporters to tout the law’s seemingly growing numbers, while opponents highlight the struggles of the law to attract the real numbers necessary to become sustainable and the many glitches with the exchange website and the […]
In the wake of Russia’s continued aggression in the region of Crimea and their unwillingness to listen to western calls to exit the region, President Obama announced that he, and the other 6 countries of the former G-8 would not be attending the economic summit in Sochi, Russia this year. The G-8 is a forum […]
With all the attention on the recent budget proposal by President Obama for this fiscal year, it is important to understand the details of this budget so the American people are aware of its impact, and more importantly, where their money is being spent. President Obama recently proposed a $3.9 trillion blueprint for spending that […]
With the United States and the world facing a multitude of problems from crisis in Ukraine and Venezuela, to looming healthcare bills and rising oil prices in the United States, we take this blog post to discuss the work of our leaders in Washington and how they are responding at such a testing time. Ukraine: […]
It is evident that Ukraine, the Eastern European country that is home to 46 million people, has been all over the news, as images of protests and violence have surfaced, in the past few weeks, displaying the country’s dire situation. It is important for the average American citizen to understand the situation as it has […]
Venezuela. This Latin American country often goes not talked about in the United States, as it has not been a large security risk, economic threat, or important area of trade and for that matter a country of tremendous interest in U.S. politics. If it is mentioned, its often due to their mostly anti-American stance of […]
In today’s society, we are constantly bombarded with advertisements for competing companies ranging everywhere from laundry detergents to potato chips to breakfast cereals, as companies look to capture the attention of consumers and encourage them to by their products. The same can be said about the monopoly in America regarding news sources. In a world […]