Day: May 8, 2019
Op-Ed: The Electoral College is An Outdated, Discriminatory System
When was the last time you used a power loom? When was the last time you took a steam engine or sent a telegraph? Most products from the 18th century have changed drastically over the years or faded out of use entirely, altered to fit the new time and place they find themselves in. So…
Op-Ed: Trump, Clinton, and 2016: Why We Need the Electoral College
Benjamin Franklin once said, “Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch.” (Ben Franklin on Liberty.) It turns out he wasn’t wrong. Say there are 100 people in a room. 51 of them are impoverished and 49 of them are wealthy. In a pure democracy, the 51 could easily…