Published on February 27th, 2019 | by Cameron Barrett
I’m Cameron Barrett, and I have been the Student Body President since April 1, 2018. I don’t blame you if you do not know who I am or who the rest of the people within the …... Read More →
Published on September 26th, 2017 | by Cameron Barrett
The U.S. government has been acquiring bonds since the beginning to stay afloat despite an ever-increasing national debt. Even though debt is not preferred, it finances public goods and services — making it potentially disastrous that …... Read More →
Published on April 7th, 2017 | by Cameron Barrett
Embed from Getty Images While people around the world starve, other people who are arguably better off and live in developed countries campaign to stop the one scientific advancement that could potentially save the hungry: genetically modified …... Read More →
Published on March 23rd, 2017 | by Cameron Barrett
Embed from Getty Images Venezuela is an interesting country in an economic sense. It is socialist, South American, and the most oil-reliant nation in the world. Venezuela began socialist rule under Hugo Chavez in the late …... Read More →
Published on March 10th, 2017 | by Cameron Barrett
During his presidential run, Bernie Sanders campaigned on the fact that places like Sweden, Norway, Denmark, etc. all have better tax systems than the United States. Sanders continuously brought up these countries to further his platform. …... Read More →
Published on February 17th, 2017 | by Cameron Barrett
Democracy and taxes remain fairly dry topics as a whole, but as someone interested in economics, these concepts are at the center of the field. However, in this particular case, I wanted to test whether or …... Read More →
Published on February 8th, 2017 | by Cameron Barrett
Education quality and funding are often linked. Liberals tend to favor higher spending and teacher salaries because it produces better results in students, while conservatives often tend to cut from education before anything else when balancing a budget. Bill …... Read More →
Published on February 3rd, 2017 | by Cameron Barrett
Embed from Getty Images Google Fiber is arguably the best internet in the country right now. The difficulty for businesses to compete with 1000 MB upload and download for $70 per month cannot be understated. However, many problems …... Read More →
Published on January 26th, 2017 | by Cameron Barrett
Embed from Getty Images Since President Trump has assumed the position of chief executive, he has began to implement the policies he espoused on the campaign trail. During the campaign Trump focused heavily on protectionism for …... Read More →
Published on January 20th, 2017 | by Cameron Barrett
When Barack Obama came into office, he was facing the worst economy since the Great Depression. He had the incredible tasks of rebooting the American economy. The peak of the great recession saw many classic signs …... Read More →