My Online GOV-2305 Journal

A Basket of Deplorables Won Trump the Presidency This is an interesting editorial for me to read. Reading my classmate's post, I agree with her that regardless of which party you represent, you should not be bias and tag the other side of the competitor with racist label.  Personally, I am not a supporter of Trump and have a neutral opinion about Mrs. Clinton.  "Basket of deplorables” are people, who are “racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic, Islamophobic," according to Mrs. Clinton's definition. She obviously puts herself one step down and does not make her be a better image than that of Trump.  A few qualities of a great leader can include p atience, diligence, truthfulness, courage, confidence, and self-control. I also hope to see those qualities in a new president of the U.S. .

On 4/13/18, Trump delivered a speech on why the U.S. attacked Syria . President Trump expresses his reasons on "precision strikes": "The purpose of our actions tonight is to establish a strong deterrent against the production, spread, and use of chemical weapons . Establishing this deterrent is a vital national security interest of the United States. The combined American, British, and French response to these atrocities will integrate all instruments of our national power -- military, economic, and diplomatic. We are prepared to sustain this response until the Syrian regime stops its use of prohibited chemical agents." Syria is a “hot” place where the United States has about 2,000 troops fighting the Islamic State. Early this April,  President  Trump promises that our men and women will be out of Syria and be home very soon and that let other nations take care of Syria's issues.  However, the Assad regime attacks a rebel group with poison gas, which kill

Angela Decello's article " March For Our Rights "  is her opinions about gun ownership and some suggestions for mandatory national level regulations and laws. I agree with Ms. Decello and find her suggestions are functional and practical for lawmakers to consider. Like Ms. Decello, I am not against the ownership of guns as long as they are well-regulated to protect vulnerable people. Ms. Decello is right on pointing out the question "But what happens when we take these rights from two centuries ago and apply them in modern-day America?" I am surprised to notice that many people keep talking about the Second Amendment as if they understood it thoughtfully. The Second Amendment states: A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. For my understanding, back to the 18th century, British colonists had their right to own weapons to fight back the King of England

As a rare governmental intervention, President Trump ordered Broadcom to abandon their billion bid for Qualcomm. What makes Washington not to accept this most massive merge in the tech history? Qualcomm is not only the leader in the United States but also in the world's  tech industry . It makes chips for phones and all kinds of electronics. Qualcomm's semiconductors will be used in 5G - the next generation of ultrafast wireless networks. So does Huawei, the Chinese company.  Here comes Broadcom, a Singapore-based tech company, which attempts a hostile takeover of Qualcomm. More importantly, there is a doubt that Broadcom's ultimate goal of helping Huawei. By doing that, this attempt is to dominate the American 5G development. Everything on the surface of this big deal seems like an international commercial merging purchase one, which could have been the largest one in history. The revenue made either by Qualcomm or Broadcom will rocket its nation's GDP and ra

"There’s a Trust Crisis in Government. It Must Be Fixed." written by Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R., Wash.) and published on National Review on February 23, 2018. Mrs. Rodgers is the chairwoman of the House Republican Conference, the lead communications arm of the leadership team. She is the highest-ranking woman in Congress and the fourth-highest Republican in the House of Representatives. In her article, she claimed that  Americans lost their trust in the government and call for "effectiveness and accountability" from the government. Her main audience is Republicans American, and more precisely she focuses on people who are losing their trust in the government.  She provided a couple of popular examples which are discussed and shown frequently in media and print. She uses the statistic number from Pew Research about Trust in the Government. However, she does not provide which aspect Americans do not trust their government. The trust is mentioned vagu

The Economist states that “a belief that what is written is more important than who writes it”. As the result, it is impossible to find bylines in its articles or its journalists' real names. The Economist is staffed with economists and journalists who build a tightly-edited, factually diligent account of current events around the world on weekly basis. C.K is a one of The Economist's staff and he speaks with a collective voice in his articles, as a tradition of The Economist . One of his articles is " How political leaders shape public opinion " published in The Economist on Jan 3rd, 2018. I agree with his claim in this article about public opinion, which I have learned in my United State Government class. In his article, he focuses on American citizens as his main intended audience. He argues about how political leaders in the United States could form public opinion, especially during the current presidential administration. CK claims that "as partisansh

I have read the Economist for a few years because my brother recommended and my job requested.  The Economist publishes data-based reports and analysis of the week’s most important news in the United States and around the world. I like all summaries at the beginning of the magazine where I can keep myself updated what are current events globally. Since I moved to the United States, I have spent more time reading America-related articles, including government and politics. As a part of my US government class, in this blog post, I write a summary of the article I read last week and reasons why I think that article is worth reading. Moreover, you also can find more different posts written by my classmates. Just simply look at the left bar-side and choose the ones you want to read. "Republicans in Pennsylvania ask the Supreme Court to restore their map" is published on The Economist on Jan 26th 2018, by S.M. The story started back in 2010 when Republicans won majorities i