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.

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Creating a Power Vacuum

Michael Zucker March 30, 2017

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. ↩

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Choosing the Voters

Michael Zucker November 25, 2016

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. ↩

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The Looming Crisis

Michael Zucker November 24, 2016

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. ↩

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A Balancing Act

Michael Zucker October 1, 2016

… 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. ↩

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Choosing the Voters

Michael Zucker October 1, 2016

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. ↩

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The Potential Rapprochement

Michael Zucker September 3, 2016

Iran has been…