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-JC Sullivan | Tuesday, April 21, 2015
A common refrain among Notre Dame students is that despite its virtues, the “Notre Dame bubble” can often isolate us from the rest of the world. It is admittedly easy to get caught up in the many interesting things that happen on the Notre Dame campus in a day and forget about the happenings of
JC Sullivan | Tuesday, March 24, 2015
Last week, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced his intention to delay a vote on Loretta Lynch’s confirmation as United States Attorney General until the Senate considers a bill aimed at fighting human trafficking. This bill has met Democratic opposition because of certain anti-abortion provisions. The entire mess demonstrates Washington’s propensity to value political bickering
JC Sullivan | Tuesday, February 24, 2015
As the 2016 Presidential race begins to materialize, Republican advisors are in the midst of brainstorming campaign strategies to reclaim the White House. While the Democratic nomination seems to be all but a formality at this point, the Republican nomination remains wide open. For this reason, it is important to consider and reflect on how
JC Sullivan | Tuesday, February 10, 2015
“A better politics is one where we debate without demonizing each other; where we talk issues and values and principles and facts, rather than ‘gotcha’ moments or trivial gaffes or fake controversies.” For most, this quotation from President Obama’s State of the Union prompted identical responses that could not be more different. “Exactly, if only
JC Sullivan | Friday, November 21, 2014
Editor’s Note: This is the second column of a two-part column series that examines the current debate surrounding “net neutrality.” On the surface, the case for net neutrality seems simple. As discussed in Monday’s column, “The Case for Net Neutrality,” net neutrality appears to diminish the monopolistic power of internet service providers (ISPs) and ensure
JC Sullivan | Monday, November 17, 2014
Editor’s Note: This is the first column of a two-part column series that examines the current debate surrounding “net neutrality.” The second column of this series, which will be published later this week, will examine the case against net neutrality. Earlier this week, President Obama released a statement and accompanying video that called on the Federal Communications Committee
JC Sullivan | Friday, October 31, 2014
Poll after poll indicates that millennials are more cynical regarding the present and future state of American politics than the rest of the voting population. Our generation has shown a historically low level of trust in our governmental institutions and those responsible for carrying out their functions. So, what has brought about this attitude of
JC Sullivan | Friday, October 3, 2014
In response to the volatile political climate of last semester, the term “bipartisanship” has played an increased role in Notre Dame’s political discourse throughout the first few months of the academic year. This idea of cooperation and communication also has a ubiquitous role in the national political conversation, a favorite phrase of near every member
JC Sullivan | Tuesday, April 15, 2014
Last week, President Obama announced an Executive Order and a Presidential Memorandum aimed at addressing the gender wage gap that persists in the United States workforce. President Obama also encouraged Congress to pass the Paycheck Fairness Act, a bill he feels is crucial for efforts to close the wage gap. President Obama cites U.S. Census
JC Sullivan | Tuesday, March 25, 2014
A recent Crimson column by Harvard senior Sandra Korn has stirred national controversy. Ms. Korn argues that universities should abandon academic freedom for a standard of academic justice. She concludes that “if we give up our obsessive reliance on the doctrine of academic freedom, we can consider more thoughtfully what is just.” I disagree with