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Why does Trump call Elizabeth Warren ‘Pocahontas’?

13Jan

By Matthew BootenNo Comments

Analysis

Why does Trump call Elizabeth Warren ‘Pocahontas’?

A few weeks ago, I was scrolling through some political forums. Whilst going through one specific forum, I found Trump referring to Elizabeth Warren as 'Pocahontas'. Personally, I thought that Warren had settled it, after releasing a DNA test, proving she was not of native ancestry. Elizabeth Warren is famously the presidential nominee who wants to get the rich to pay more through a wealth tax, a policy many have ridiculed. So, this begs the question, why doesn't Trump simply refer to Elizabeth Warren as a "Commie" or something 'derogatory' name? Elizabeth Warren spent almost two decades referring to herself as 'Native American'. Her claims were based on those of her grandfathers- who claimed that he had "High cheek bones like all the Indians." Elizabeth Warren has used this on her...

18Nov

By Matthew BootenNo Comments

Opinion

Has 2019 broken politics?

The main premise of Politic-Ed is to educate the world on the on goings of politics at the moment as well as useful insight and analysis. Over the past few weeks we have gotten several comments from you telling us that politics is broken. Most of these comments say something along the lines of “2019 has broken politics!” Are these people right, or are they just being a little bit hyperbolic? A quick Google search of the phrase “Is politics broken?” Yields quite a few results from quite a few respectable media outlets from across the world. After reading a few, from both the US and UK, you’d get the impression that politics is indeed broken. But this is likely not the case... (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Politics is broken! When interv...

Will Bernie Sanders become President 2020?

21Oct

By Matthew BootenNo Comments

Opinion

Will Bernie Sanders become President 2020?

A while ago, we covered the 2020 presidential election in the US, a comment on that article inspired this one. The comment read, “Bernie Sanders will win 2020, hands down.” This didn’t cause as much controversy as I’d first assumed, but I wanted to address this. Sanders is much like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a populist and a socialist. In fact, they both belong to the same party- the Democratic Socialist Party. It’s likely that 2020 will see Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren or Joe Biden against President Trump. Most people assume that AOC will be Sanders’ running mate. Although, it must be stated that she has denied this as of yet. AOC has also formerly endorsed Sanders in his 2020 race. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); But...

Why Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is dangerous…

9Sep

By Matthew BootenNo Comments

History

Why Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is dangerous…

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is the new girl in Congress. She is a member of the Democratic Socialist party, the same party as Bernie Sanders. As much as Bernie Sanders is hated by the media, AOC encompasses all the media hates. A young woman with dangerous ideas. But why exactly is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez dangerous? For many AOC seems like a good idea- after all, she offers all the general public could want. Free college tuition, Medicare for all, job guarantees and a large scale green project. However, as much as the public may want it, these are not sustainable. But AOC will not back down... (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Even though the IRS has said they can’t sustain it with current taxes, AOC has one solution. Tax The Rich! Much like Elizabeth Warr...

Why Americans Hate Atheist Presidential Candidates…

5Aug

By Matthew BootenNo Comments

History

Why Americans Hate Atheist Presidential Candidates…

Presidential Candidates for 2020 has yielded no end of diverse figures. Several billionaires. A self-help guru. Openly gay men. Investors. More women than ever before. Socialists. People of colour. But one key figure is missing... atheists. Whilst the religious beliefs of the socialist candidates, including Senator Bernie Sanders, are unknown. There are no openly atheist candidates... Despite atheism seeming to take hold in many parts of the world. There are very few openly atheist politicians. Even if the voter isn’t religious themselves. A religious representative conveys trust. After all, any person who is religious has morals. Thou shall not kill, thou shall not steal etc. Religion is comforting for those they represent. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || [])...

2020 Presidential race- Why a wealth tax never works…

8Jul

By Matthew BootenNo Comments

History

2020 Presidential race- Why a wealth tax never works…

President Donald Trump is in the middle of starting his campaign run for President in 2020. It appears that his main rival will be Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, one of her main proposals if she is made President of the US is her Wealth Tax. Essentially, it is a 2% tax on a family’s wealth if that family’s wealth should exceed $50 million. Once your family is worth over $1 billion, there will be an extra sub charge of 1%, obviously Elizabeth Warren isn’t the first person in US history to propose such a wealth tax, and she will definitely not be last. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Is the wealth tax worth it? Although to those family’s who don’t come anywhere the $50 million threshold, the wealth tax seems fair, and they often call for ...