Michael Zucker

Michael Zucker is a sophomore at Occidental College in Los Angeles, studying history and political science. During high school, he authored three novels that are currently available on Amazon. He has worked as a political intern in Washington, DC, and considers himself a centrist on most political issues. He is most focused on issues surrounding the Iranian Nuclear Program, the National Debt and Mass Incarceration.

Creating a Power Vacuum

The primary US goal… References and FootnotesIan Bremmer, "Obama Will Have to Rely on Ugly Allies to Fight Isis," The Exchange, Sept. 17, 2015. ↩ Henry Kissinger, "Henry Kissinger's Thoughts On The Islamic State, Ukraine And 'World Order,'" NPR, Sept. 6, 2014. ↩ Jonah Bennett, "Colin Powell Doesn’t Think That Military Power Can Take Down ISIS," Sept. 7, 2015. ↩Jean Edward Smith, Eisenhower: In War and Peace, New York: Random House, 2012. ↩

Choosing the Voters

In recent years, Congress has passed very few pieces of… References and FootnotesThomas Friedman, "Our Democracy Is at Stake," The New York Times, Oct. 1, 2013. ↩"What Is Gerrymandering?" YouTube, May 11, 2015. ↩Christopher Ingraham, "One Easy Way to End Gerrymandering: Stop Letting Politicians Draw Their Own Districts," Washington Post, June 2, 2014. ↩"What Is Gerrymandering?" YouTube, May 11, 2015. ↩Christopher Ingraham, "One Easy Way to End Gerrymandering: Stop Letting Politicians Draw Their Own Districts," Washington Post, June 2, 2014. ↩

The Looming Crisis

Controlling our national debt is… References and Footnotes Brooks, David. "Voices for Fiscal Action - David Brooks." YouTube. Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, 16 Jan. 2012. Web. 15 Aug. 2015. ↩Past & Present: Alexander Hamilton and the Start of the National Debt ↩ Breyer, Stephen G. The Court and the World: American Law and the New Global Realities. Penguin Random House, 2015. ↩ Zucker, Michael. "The Road Not Taken." Political Vendetta News Network. 6 Jan. 2016. Web. ↩ Hartmann, Thom. "Eisenhower Was An Idiot." YouTube. Russia Today, 17 Sept. 2012. Web. 22 Aug. 2014. ↩ Peters, Gerhard. "Republican Party Platforms: Republican Party Platform of 1956." Republican ↩Caro, Robert. "Passage of Power." On the Issues. 1 May 2012. Web. 18 Nov. 2015. ↩ Zucker, Michael. "The Corporate Welfare State • Political Vendetta News Network." Political Vendetta News Network. 28 Oct. 2015. Web. 18 Nov. 2015. ↩ Zucker, Michael. "The Modern Struggle • Political Vendetta News Network." Political Vendetta News Network. 30 Sept. 2015. Web. 18 Nov. 2015 ↩Zucker, Michael. "The Sun Never Sets • Political Vendetta News Network." Political Vendetta News Network. 23 Sept. 2015. Web. 18 Nov. 2015. ↩ Zucker, Michael. "Too Many Tanks • Political Vendetta News Network." Political Vendetta News Network. 16 Sept. 2015. Web. 18 Nov. 2015. ↩ Brooks, David. "Voices for Fiscal Action - David Brooks." YouTube. Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, 16 Jan. 2012. Web. 15 Aug. 2015. ↩ Brooks, David. "The Policy Verdict I." The New York Times. The New York Times, 8 Oct. 2012. Web. 18 Nov. 2015. ↩

A Balancing Act

… References and FootnotesDoris Kearns Goodwin, The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism, Simon and Schuster, 2013, Print. ↩"Robert Reich Explains How Globalization, Technology, and Natural Resources are Reshaping Global Economy," Georgia Straight Vancouver's News & Entertainment Weekly, Oct. 4 2013, accessed August 27, 2015. ↩David Brooks, "The Democratic Tea Party," The New York Times,  June 15, 2015, accessed Aug. 25, 2015. ↩Sanders Bernie, "Senator Bernie Sanders: The Trans-Pacific Trade (TPP) Agreement Must Be Defeated,” Aug. 27, 2015. ↩Ian Bremmer, "Ian Bremmer on the Surprising Importance of the TPP," Time, Apr. 14, 2015, accessed Aug. 27, 2015. ↩Leo Gerard, "China Protects Its Workers; America Doesn't Bother," The Huffington Post, Aug. 17, 2015, accessed Aug. 27, 2015. ↩Robert Reich, "Why Getting Tough With China Won't Solve Our Jobs Problem," Sept. 10 2010, accessed Aug. 26, 2015. ↩Leo Gerard, "China Protects Its Workers; America Doesn't Bother," The Huffington Post, Aug. 17, 2015, accessed Aug. 27, 2015. ↩Robert Reich, "Why Getting Tough With China Won't Solve Our Jobs Problem," Sept. 10, 2010, accessed Aug. 26, 2015. ↩Leo Gerard, "China Protects Its Workers; America Doesn't Bother," The Huffington Post, Aug. 17, 2015, accessed Aug. 27, 2015. ↩

Choosing the Voters

In recent years, Congress has passed very few pieces of… References and FootnotesThomas Friedman, "Our Democracy Is at Stake," The New York Times, Oct. 1, 2013. ↩"What Is Gerrymandering?" YouTube, May 11, 2015. ↩Christopher Ingraham, "One Easy Way to End Gerrymandering: Stop Letting Politicians Draw Their Own Districts," Washington Post, June 2, 2014. ↩"What Is Gerrymandering?" YouTube, May 11, 2015. ↩Christopher Ingraham, "One Easy Way to End Gerrymandering: Stop Letting Politicians Draw Their Own Districts," Washington Post, June 2, 2014. ↩

The Potential Rapprochement

Iran has been…