Category: Politics
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Trump’s First 100 Days in Office Will be Telling
Donald Trump has been busy working with his transition team in order to establish policy that he wants to enact as soon as he takes office January 20, 2017. In addition to creating appointments for his new cabinet, he has outlined a plan for his first 100 days in office. Setting Caps on Administration Tenure […]
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#GoldenShowerGate: 5 Allegations BuzzFeed Article Made Against Donald Trump
If you haven’t heard, BuzzFeed–the site known for quizzes with names like ‘We Know How Many Kids You’ll Have Based On Your Food Choices’–released a dossier yesterday alleging some pretty crazy things about Donald Trump. The report is unsubstantiated thus far, though that hasn’t stopped it from gaining an enormous amount of momentum. Donald Trump […]
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What Impact Will Brexit Have On The Gaming Industry?
A lot changed after the British public voted to leave the European Union on June 23. The value of the Pound plunged after news broke that the leave vote had won. While Brexit primarily effected financial institutions, it has and will continue to have an effect on other industries as well. In the EU, the […]
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Donald Trumps Call To Criminalize Flag-burning Is Ridiculous
I was hoping that President-elect Trump would fight for liberty as many of his positions have suggested (minus his stance on surveillance and some other issues). Donald Trumps latest attack on the First Amendment is showing us that the President-elect will be no friend of liberty after all. Mr. Trump is making clear that he […]
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Is Trump’s Claim That Millions Voted Illegally Completely Crazy?
If you’ve been paying attention to any of the major news outlets, you know that Trump made a claim that seems to be lacking the facts to back it up. President-elect Trump made the controversial statement on Sunday via his Twitter account. He claims that if you discount the “millions” of votes cast illegally, he would […]
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Feminism in the Trump Era
Feminists all around the country were getting excited at the thought of a female commander and chief. For many, their only requirement for casting a ballot for Hillary was that she’s a woman. Clinton could have said or done practically anything and an army of feminists would have still turned out for her. Although things didn’t […]
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Why Trump Has To Be A Great President
I haven’t heard many people talk about the possibility of President-elect Donald Trump actually being a good president. Most of the people I know who voted for him don’t even think he’ll be a good leader. But what if they’re wrong, just like everyone was about this entire election cycle? I happen to believe that […]
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Michael Moore’s Plan To Beat Trump Is Adorable
In the wake of Trump’s major upset victory, Michael Moore (who predicted Trumps win) took to Facebook to make a game plan. He posted a five-point plan to counteract Trump on his personal Facebook page. The plan is funny enough on its own, so I won’t be adding much commentary afterwards. Below is the full […]
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Why We’re Endorsing Donald Trump For President
The country is once again nearing the point at which we elect our new president. This is the first time Oatboat is endorsing a candidate. As this is our first endorsement, we put a lot of thought into which candidate (if any) we would support. If you’ve read any of Oatboat’s political pieces before, you […]
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Will Trump Recover From His Post-convention Spiral?
If you’ve visited any political website or news channel in the last week, you’ve heard a lot about polls. The media is going nuts over a recent set of post-convention polls that suggest Hillary Clinton has surged past Donald Trump. If you believe the polls and the media, Trump’s campaign is in a bleak place, but […]
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Beyond Background Checks: More Ways to Stop Gun Violence
In the 212 days since the start of 2016, there have been 271 mass shootings in the United States. While overall crime rates have decreased over the last few decades and the country is holistically much safer, mass shootings have undoubtedly become a grave concern. Newtown, Aurora, San Bernardino, Orlando, and countless other communities have […]
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Think Twice Before Voting Green in 2016
This election cycle, Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) has ignited a political revolution that, despite his withdrawal from the Democratic primaries, has had a lasting influence. Many voters still supporting his progressive proposals have expressed contempt at the Hillary Clinton, the Democrats’ nominee. As a result, those on the #Bernieorbust train have decided that if Sanders isn’t […]
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Auditing the Fed: What It Really Means
The Republican Party’s new official platform returned to many traditional (and what many would call outdated) ideas and principles, like reaffirming traditional marriage and declaring pornography a national health crisis. Wedged in the middle of all of the social conservatism was yet another insistence to audit the Federal Reserve. Supported by Republicans, most notably Kentucky […]
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Why Ted Cruz Might Be the GOP’s 2020 Nominee
In a convention that was filled with chaos and controversy, from Melania Trump’s alleged plagiarism of Michelle Obama to Chris Christie’s “indictment” of Hillary Clinton, one thing stood out in arguably the most stunning political conventions in history – Ted Cruz. The Texas senator congratulated Donald Trump for winning the nomination in the beginning of […]
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Does The U.S. Really Have The Highest Taxes In The World?
Donald Trump says America has the highest taxes in the world. There are two problems with this claim. First, it’s not true. Second, the reason taxes are as high as they are in the US is largely due to spending on things that will not change under his presidency. Let’s look at the first part, […]
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Has Pope Francis Really Done More For Peace in Three Years Than The UN Has Since 1945?
If there’s one word that comes to mind when one hears the name Pope Francis, that word is “rebel.” Since 2013–when he was elected Pope of The Roman Catholic Church–he has amazed the world with his risky and unexpected approaches to the whole leadership and establishment of the institution. Pope Francis has been a first in […]