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-Conor Durkin | Monday, March 3, 2014
Ever since President Obama first took office back in 2008, the Republican Party has been defined as the “Party of No,” with opposition to whatever the president proposed seeming to be their only real legislative goal. Senator Mitch McConnell famously declared that his top priority was limiting Obama to one-term, and Republicans did their best
Conor Durkin | Wednesday, February 19, 2014
One of President Obama’s most popular policy ideas as of late has been the proposal to “Give America a Raise” by raising the federal minimum wage to $10.10, up from its current level of $7.25. It’s not right, he argues, for a full-time worker to make less than the federal poverty line. While I agree
Conor Durkin | Sunday, February 2, 2014
For every dollar men make, women only make 77 cents. It’s one of the best-known and most repeated statistics I know of, and last week we heard it again in the middle of President Obama’s annual State of the Union Address as he reiterated his support for equal pay for equal work. It’s a statistic
Conor Durkin | Sunday, January 19, 2014
Dear Chairman Bernanke, Well, it’s almost time. On Jan. 31, your second term as Chairman of the Federal Reserve ends and you can finally head into retirement. Janet Yellen, currently your Vice-Chairman, was confirmed in the Senate as your successor on Jan. 6, becoming the first woman to ever hold the post. While a lot