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The two articles I read talk about Donald Trump’s alleged incompetence. In essence, the articles paint the picture of a president who does not have a clue regarding the running of state affairs. As a matter of fact, one particular article, by Eric Posner, goes ahead to predict that Trump will most likely be removed from office on account of political incompetence before his term ends. Another author, Ezra Klein, is of the opinion that, in essence, Donald Trump is an authoritarian leader, but “his authoritarian instincts have been checked by his incompetence.” All in all, the… Continue Reading...
November 29, 2016, Donald Trump was the President-elect, though recount efforts in three swing states and allegations of Russian interference in the elections made it possible, if not probable, that he would not be confirmed by the electoral college. Following an election where Trump lost the popular vote by over 2,000,000 votes, but won enough electoral votes to become the President-Elect, emotions were high. Trump fans were thrilled that he won the election and began celebrating the idea that Trump would carry through many of his campaign promises. Those who opposed Trump were… Continue Reading...
On the surface, the current US President Donald Trump and the 1960s radical activist Saul Alinsky could not have less in common. Trump is currently overseeing what has become the longest government shutdown in US history due to his budget negotiations with Congress over his desire for appropriations to fund a wall on the southwest border of the United States. Alinsky wrote a book entitled Rules for Radicals, originally published in 1971, which outlined grassroots community organizing principles for leftists to challenge the conservative establishment Alinsky and his fellow Marxists wished to destabilize. Yet although Trump is… Continue Reading...
feathers. People suggest the travel ban goes against the rights of U.S. citizens, residents, and people on visa. President Donald Trump’s actions has led to fierce criticism on both the Republic and Democratic sides as well as bring about legal challenges. Many Americans agree that the temporary banning of refugees and immigration from specific countries is wrong. They agree because they feel it is not necessary in guaranteeing the safety of the United States. While the travel ban allows some Americans to feel safe during an age where terrorism dominates, it creates racial tension and hatred; additionally, banning certain countries or immigration has been done in the United States… Continue Reading...
who was predicted to lose to Thomas E. Dewey, had a similar, populist “give ‘em hell” style to Donald Trump. Dewey’s supporters were similarly unenthusiastic as many of Clinton’s supporters, who backed her more as the anti-Trump candidate versus someone they genuinely admired. But the parallels end there, as Truman was still an incumbent president who had a lifetime of political service, while Trump, in stark contrast, had never held office.
Sabato notes that first and foremost, Trump rode a wave of anti-immigration and white resentment of what they perceived as encroachments upon their privilege. Many individuals who voted for Obama shifted their allegiance back to the Republican… Continue Reading...
The 2016 Election
The Research Question
My question regarding the 2016 election is this: why did Americans vote for Donald Trump? This is a decidedly open-ended question, which means it would involve exploratory research rather than the testing of a hypothesis. The research could consist of a mixed-methods design with both qualitative and quantitative research conducted. Individuals could be asked both open-ended questions and closed-questions (with Likert-scale measures in place).
How I Would Answer This Question
A good means of collecting data for exploratory research is the interview method or the survey method (Leonard, Noelle et al.). First, I would break up the voting sample into demographics: (a) gender,… Continue Reading...
Donald Trump biography, 2016).
Although some close associates report that Trump’s interests in politics date back decades, his formal interest was demonstrated in 2015 when he announced he would be a Republican Party nominee for president (Donald Trump biography, 2016). After beating an unprecedented 17 other candidates in the Republican primaries, Trump was officially confirmed as the Republican candidate for president on July 19, 2016 (Donald Trump biography, 2016) having won more votes (13,406,106) in the primary elections than any Republican candidate in history (Hoft, 2016). It would be reasonable… Continue Reading...
of Representatives in addition to losing the presidency. While the Democratic presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton, won the popular vote, Donald Trump won the electoral college votes to clinch the presidency. The Republicans not only won the presidency but also won the Senate and the House of Representatives. In the aftermath of the 2016 elections, the performance of the Democratic Party has been the subject of scrutiny among political analysts and experts in political matters. The media has remained puzzled with the outcome of the elections because they were so wrong in their predictions. One of the issues that has received considerable scrutiny by the media is why Democrats failed… Continue Reading...
Donald Trump, had no prior political experience of any type. Hillary Clinton, the projected winner, won a clear majority of the popular vote, but lost the electoral vote by failing to secure wins in states where she was the projected winner. The Trump victory surprised many political pundits and American voters, who immediately began to wonder what role, if any, rumored Russian interference in the election played in Trump’s victory. As of October 21, 2017, those issues remained largely unresolved. Although Russian interference in the election became well-documented, the complete… Continue Reading...
that spark a need to act. [2: Sally Kohn, "Let Donald Trump Supporters Have What They Voted For | Time.com," TIME | Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates, last modified November 9, 2016, http://time.com/4564226/let-donald-trump-supporters-get-what-they-voted-for/.]
Even though Trump had no real, sound economic policy based on logic or experience, his supporters rallied behind him anyway and allowed for him to win the election. Popkin's theory of low information rationality allows to establish a reason for why citizens assessed candidates in a way that facilitated the outcomes seen in the electoral choices and supports the notion that American citizens… Continue Reading...
Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign and any foreign power to influence the election. The investigation specifically focuses on whether there was any collusion between the Trump campaign and the Russian government, which the investigation has already established made attempts to influence the campaign’s outcome. The investigation was initially handled by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), but in May 2017 Robert Mueller was appointed as a United States Special Counsel to head the investigation. This led to the consolidation of many separate investigations, including investigations in the former chairman for… Continue Reading...
immigration, and the current handling of illegal immigrants by current President, Donald Trump.
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Background
Most of the early immigrants to the United States came from Great Britain. Information from the 1980’s United States Census shares that over 49 million Americans or 26.34% of the population claim English ancestry. Such statistics place British Americans as the biggest American ethnic group (Barkan, 2013). The reason why so many British people came to the then colonies was for religious freedom. Some felt persecuted in Great Britain for their religious beliefs and sought out a fresh start elsewhere. They saw the American colonies to… Continue Reading...
female presidential candidate because society is very much still ordered by what men do. For instance, the Access Hollywood of Donald Trump’s candid remarks about women and groping them and trying to sleep with them were made by Trump knowing full well he had a microphone on. He was engaging in locker room talk in a braggadocios manner because he knew he was the most powerful person in the room. Yet, when he was in the presence of his female costar and the cameras were on him, he was on his best behavior, knowing that when you are in the spotlight you have to behave a certain way that is… Continue Reading...
as a result of the amendments which have been added to it especially after the current administration of Donald Trump was incepted. In a period of less than two years into Donald Trump’s term, immigration has been highly limited with some people being permanently banned from migrating into the country. This law has been taken as biased and unjust by analysts and other stakeholders because it is associated with religious and racial undertones.
As he strove towards eliminating terrorists from other countries in USA, the president has developed multiple executive bills on immigration. These orders inclusive of the one about border security where federal agencies have been ordered… Continue Reading...
news stories tended to favor Donald Trump over Hillary Clinton (Silverman 2016)” (Alcott, 2017). Suffice it to say, numerous analysts and commentators have put these facts together and have pointed out that it is likely that Donald Trump would not have successfully been elected president if it were not for the impact of the fake news spread throughout social media sites (Alcott, 2017). This represents a very real and very distressing consequence of social media and demonstrates how the things people post and share can have very actual effects on the real world. The ethical… Continue Reading...
want to use the power they have in order to dictate the decisions made in the society. Taking the example of Donald Trump, it is clear from the interview that a public servant or an institution only becomes professional or is said to be ethical only when they make a decision that favors his company. Such a thinking is immoral because will not only prevent other small companies from competing effectively. In doing this, Trump's implication is that his strong financial statement is meant to give him an upper hand when it comes to tenders in the country (Washington post, 2016).
Looking at the cases of Andrew Forrest and Gina Rinehart,… Continue Reading...
Donald Trump, has had a number of sexual assault allegations levied against him. These allegations began long before he ran for President, and, among his accusers if his first wife Ivana Trump, who wrote about a rape in her memoir, but refused to call it a rape during Trump’s campaign for President. Trump currently faces trial in a civil lawsuit alleging he raped a child.
Bill Cosby the Rapist? Bill Cosby was one of the most beloved comics and television personalities in American history. Though the height of his fame… Continue Reading...
hand, higher inflation rates translate to higher costs of credit and borrowing consequently influencing its success (Ho, 2014).
The risky economic markets rising from political uncertainties affect the restaurant. President Donald Trump promises on lowering taxes and cutting down on regulations resulted in the sale of risky bonds (Fontaine, 2016). 3 Squares Restaurant also bets on the promises to improve productivity and increase revenues. Lower corporate taxes could result in freeing cash for interest payment. Last year, for example, lots of fear prevailed in the market concerning the outcome of the election. Rapid reduction in the prices of commodities and the slowdown of the Chinese economy created market tensions. Such occurrences also affect the restaurant that fetches produce whose prices… Continue Reading...
which diminish the earnings generated. However, in the past years, the tax reforms that were propositioned by President Donald Trump to facilitate the level of competitiveness of the companies in the United States in the international market are beneficial. The main objective of decreasing the mandatory corporate taxation rate from 35 percent to 20 percent is bound to positively impact the profits generated by Apple (Thrush and Rappeport, 2017).
Social
The social factor of the framework takes into account the social impacts on the behavior and expectations of consumers with respect to products, services, and organizations on a whole. One of the key social factors impacting Apple Inc.… Continue Reading...
Ethics of Repealing and Replacing the Affordable Care Act (ACA)
Before President Donald Trump was elected into office, he promised to repeal and replace the ACA within the first 100 days in office. This was probably a ray of hope for all the people suffering under the act. Surprisingly, however, the term 'suffering' is subjective. It is not yet clear whether the majority of citizens prefer the existing health care system or not. According to statistics, the number of people who view the system as unfavorable almost matches the number of those who view it as favorable. This leaves one question; is… Continue Reading...
