On Saturday, President Trump announced that his Chief of Staff, John Kelly, would be out of his position at the end of the year. This comes after months of speculation that he would be resigning, despite making a deal to stay with the White House through 2020. However, reports that he had not spoken with…
Hot Take: Katie Porter could still take CA-45
In the 45th district of California, Republican incumbent Mimi Walters was declared the winner this Tuesday in the midterm election. However, Democrat Katie Porter may still have a chance at the House seat. According to the Orange County Registrar of Voters, there are an estimated 366,436 ballots left to count countywide. Mimi Walters in leading…
Hot Take: The President can’t and shouldn’t alter the 14th Amendment
In an interview aired last night with Axios, President Trump proposed that he should make an executive order that would end birthright citizenship. This would essentially overturn the 14th amendment of the Constitution which grants, “All persons born or naturalized in the United States ….are citizens of the United States.” Throughout his presidency, Trump has…
Hot Take: Vote Yes on Prop. 6
Midterms are right around the corner. Although there are thousands of offices at the local, state, and federal level up for grabs, there are also a number of confusing propositions on the ballot. In California, Proposition 6 poses the question as to whether or not the gas tax should be repealed. The gas tax is…
Hot Take: Pittsburgh Shooting
At a Pittsburgh synagogue yesterday, 11 people were killed in a shooting executed by a Nazi. He wore an article of clothing that said “All Jews Must Die”. He carried out the attack using an assault rifle, carrying out the largest Anti-Semitic hate crimes in United States history, according to the Anti-Defamation league. The suspects…
Politicon 2018: The Experience
Politicon 2018 convened this weekend at the Los Angeles Convention Center, featuring commentators from all ends of the political spectrum. Young Not Stupid got press access to the second day of the event, featuring Ben Shapiro, Tomi Lahren and Cenk Uygur. For me, the morning began with walking the convention floor, nicknamed ‘Democracy Village.’ I…
Politicon 2018: Photos!
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The Border Crisis Nobody Asked For
The crisis at the border that everyone from the media to the President himself is talking about, was 100% preventable. It was a fire created by the Trump administration and extinguished by them later on. This fire that I am referring to is the separation that took place between children and migrant families at the…
California’s Illegal Immigrant Issue
Every week, a new city comes out against the California sanctuary state law, which bans city law enforcement from complying with federal immigration laws. Cities ranging from Huntington Beach to San Diego have voted to work with U.S. Immigration Customs Enforcement, or ICE. The California sanctuary state law is an example of the state government…