Written by Mitali Shukla Published Nov. 23 When I was eight years old, I was tasked with teaching my three-year-old brother how to play board games. For a few years, I played fair and square. But whenever I won, he would cry and throw a tantrum. He accused me of cheating, while I assured him… Continue reading Opinion | You can’t claim voter fraud just because you’re losing
Category: 2020 Election
Opinion | Politicians are simply opportunists
Written by Mitali Shukla Published Nov. 15 June brought Black Lives Matter protests and nationwide outcry to defund the police. Just last week, Joe Biden was named the projected winner of the 2020 election. I found this a bit ironic given Biden’s support for past legislation like the 1994 Crime Bill, which worsened mass incarceration.… Continue reading Opinion | Politicians are simply opportunists
‘Failure in the courts’: Trump administration may threaten pillars of democracy
Published 11/9 By Mitali Shukla President Donald Trump’s dismissal of standard election conventions in counting mail-in-ballots, according to Gordon Babst, a Chapman political science professor, is one of many violations of the norms of democracy he has perpetuated in the last two elections. One of the three pillars of democracy, as defined by The New… Continue reading ‘Failure in the courts’: Trump administration may threaten pillars of democracy
Opinion | Kamala Harris’ election restores some faith
Published 11/9 By Mitali Shukla Vice President-elect Kamala Harris embodies many firsts for America: first female, Black and South Asian vice president. After she dropped out of the presidential race Dec. 3, 2019, President-elect Joe Biden chose her Aug. 11 of this year as his running mate. This was a surprise to me, given their… Continue reading Opinion | Kamala Harris’ election restores some faith
Opinion | Can you be friends with a Trump supporter?
Published on 10/26 In the past, I’ve managed to dodge political discussions with people who I know have differing views from mine. Especially in this election year, I always end up more pissed off after conversations of that nature. Part of me feels guilty, because it’s as if I have some responsibility to try and… Continue reading Opinion | Can you be friends with a Trump supporter?
Opinion | Trump is why we need a wealth tax
October 4 Written by Mitali Shukla When I learned that President Donald Trump paid virtually no taxes the year he won the election, I wasn’t the least bit surprised. In 2017, a typical nurse earning a yearly wage of $70,000 payed $5,400 in federal income taxes, according to CNN. Meanwhile, The New York Times released… Continue reading Opinion | Trump is why we need a wealth tax
Opinion | America has always been burning
September 7 | Written by Mitali Shukla After roughly six months of the global pandemic, our country’s state of affairs only seems to be getting worse. The entirety of 2020 has been almost everyone’s worst year, but it is also the year of reckoning: fires ravaged 2.5 million acres in California, the U.S. police killed… Continue reading Opinion | America has always been burning
Orange protests create coalition with student support
Written by Mitali Shukla Posted on The Panther on August 16 Sule Murray, a senior television writing and production major, was sitting in a friend’s hot tub after attending a Black Lives Matter (BLM) protest in Newport Beach, California. He and his friends felt unfulfilled despite their enthusiasm for the BLM movement, so they wanted… Continue reading Orange protests create coalition with student support