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Position(s): Editorial Page Editor, Summer 2022, Winter 2022/Fall 2023 Opinion Senior Editor, Winter 2022/Fall 2022 Opinion Columnist, Fall 2021 Section(s): Opinion Semesters at The Daily: 5 I am an anxious person. I was anxious when I attended my first Zoom lecture in fall 2020. I was anxious when I first came to the University of Michigan’s campus in late August 2021.
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In Michigan, bipartisanship is not the answer
It’s Official: America Agrees Trump’s Document Case Pales in Comparison to Biden’s as POTUS Approval Tanks Again As we’ve begun to show in our groundbreaking exclusive 4-part series comparing and contrasting the two scenarios, Joe Biden is facing some very serious consequences.
Whitmer and Democrats must avoid moderate policies
Last Wednesday, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer endorsed a series of policy proposals in the first State of the State address of her second term. Underlying the speech, and many of the policy proposals, was a continued emphasis on bipartisanship — that is, on policy expected to receive support from members of both parties. Whitmer relied on bipartisanship during her first term, when Michigan’s state legislature was controlled by Republicans.
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Sara Fang is an Opinion Cartoonist and can be reached at sarafang@umich.edu.
America, give your VP a state at the table
In media about politics, the vice presidency is often grounds for humor. “Angelica, tell my wife, John Adams doesn’t have a real job anyway,” from Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical “Hamilton.” “Vice president is a nothing job,” from “Vice,” a film about Vice President Dick Cheney. And of course, there is “did the president call?” from “Veep,” a show formed around Julia Louis-Dreyfus satirizing — and insulting — the vice presidency.
From The Daily: For the January 6th Committee, truth and transparency are their own victory
For the past five weeks, the U.S. House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol has been conducting hearings to investigate and explain to the public the exact events that took place at the Capitol on that fateful day.
From The Daily: For the January 6th Committee, truth and transparency are their own victory
*A previous version of this article claimed that Richard Donoghue, the former acting Deputy Attorney General, was “persuaded” to claim that the results of the 2020 election were fraudulent. He was only encouraged to claim that, not persuaded. The statement has since been edited for clarity.
The University of Michigan must get a lead on monkeypox before it’s too late
In the last six weeks, the United States has watched domestic monkeypox cases jump from one to over 2,000. This virus is already spreading throughout Michigan, and it shows no sign of slowing down. If powerful institutions don’t act soon, we risk repeating the same failures that exacerbated the COVID-19 pandemic.
From The Daily: Now, more than ever, we need to stand up for abortion rights
*Content warning: rape, violence The recent overturning of Roe v. Wade has left United States citizens shocked and undoubtedly angry, considering most Americans do not support the outlawing of abortion. Overturning Roe v. Wade means disaster for women across the country. As a result of the 6-3 Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ruling, the legality of abortions is now determined by each individual state, not by the federal government, rescinding a nearly 50-year-old federal legal right.
Keep fossil fuels out of our democracy
In November 2019, City Council unanimously declared a climate emergency. The resolution outlined the disastrous effects of climate change on our community, including a significant increase in annual temperatures and a 44% increase in annual precipitation in the last 30 years that has led to massive flooding across Washtenaw County and expansive crop failures throughout our state.
Let's elect justices to combat the politicization of the Supreme Court
A few weeks ago, United States Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas saidthat debate over increasing the number of U.S. Supreme Court seats might “compromise” or “chip away at the respect” of the institution by politicizing what should be an impartial body. Less than two weeks later, it was revealed that Thomas’s wife, Virginia, had urged then-White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.
It is time for the University of Michigan regents to represent the students
Design by Lindsay Farb. Buy this photo. When the Board of Regents fired former University of Michigan President Mark Schlissel, The Michigan Daily Editorial Board was focused on the regents themselves. The regents — who serve unpaid for eight-year terms and are elected by Michigan residents — approve the yearly budget, appoint the president, oversee the University’s $17 billion endowment and regulate all three U-M campuses through the Regents’ Ordinance.
Stop politicizing our climate
Design by Katherine Lee. Buy this photo. Adam McKay, the director of childhood classics such as “Step Brothers” and “The Other Guys,” along with more recent, politically-conscious films such as “The Big Short” and “Vice,” has a new movie: “Don’t Look Up.” It’s about a pair of Michigan State University (I know, yuck) astronomers trying to stop a comet from wiping out the human race. Spoiler alert: The comet represents climate change.
Opinion | How the make the LSA language requirement better
Quote card by Opinion One of the biggest advantages of going to such a large school like the University of Michigan is the overwhelmingly diverse suite of courses available. Next semester I will be taking German 102. If all goes well, in the fall of 2022, I’ll be taking German 231. I will finally complete German 232, and the LSA language requirement, in late April 2023. However, there is nothing more discouraging than limping out of a difficult test knowing it’s not “just one tough course” but four.
Voters care about education, and Republicans like Glenn Youngkin won't deliver
Maddie Fox/Daily. Buy this photo. Earlier this month, Democrats lost unified control of Virginia state government to Glenn Youngkin, a mild-mannered, sweater vest-wearing Republican who loves to talk about schools. Leading up to the election, education was consistently ranked as one of the most important issues to Virginia voters.
Opinion | Democrats must prioritize bipartisanship over personal attacks
Design by Michelle Kim. Buy this photo. A few weeks ago, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell saved the global economy. That is, he stopped actively preventing Senate Democrats from raising the debt ceiling. McConnell was met with a speech by his Democratic counterpart Sen. Chuck Schumer which called for a more bipartisan approach and condemnation from former Republican president Donald Trump.
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