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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Pursuing Justice

Michael Zucker April 27, 2016

Rape is among the most difficult crimes to prosecute. This is because the American justice… References and Footnotes"What Is a Rape Kit?” RAINN | Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network, Sept. 19, 2015. ↩ "Why Testing Matters," Sept. 19, 2015. ↩Soraya Chemaly, "How Many of the Hundreds of Thousands of Untested Rape Kits in the US Are in Your City?" The Huffington Post, Sept. 19, 2014. ↩ "Where the Backlog Exists." Sept. 19, 2015. ↩"Why Testing Matters." Sept. 19, 2015. ↩Ibid ↩Snow, Kate, and Rich McHugh, "Why Haven't 70,000 Rape Kits Been Tested for DNA?" NBC News. July 20, 2015, accessed on  Sept. 19, 2015. ↩Josh Earnest, "FACT SHEET: Investments to Reduce the National Rape Kit Backlog and Combat Violence against Women," The White House, Mar. 16, 2015, accessed on Sept. 19, 2015. ↩

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The Road Not Taken

Michael Zucker February 10, 2016

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The Burden of the ‘American Dream’

Michael Zucker February 4, 2016

  A college degree is more important than… References and FootnotesCharen, Mona. "How to Make College Affordable." National Review Online. 16 May 2014. Web. 30 Nov. 2015 ↩Healy, Patrick. "Hillary Clinton to Offer Plan on Paying College Tuition Without Needing Loans." The New York Times. The New York Times, 9 Aug. 2015. Web. 30 Nov. 2015 ↩"A Timeline of College Tuition - BestCollegesOnline.com." BestCollegesOnlinecom. 8 Aug. 2011. Web. 30 Nov. 2015 ↩Hedger, Patrick. "Hillary's Student-Loan Plan Is a Desperate Gimmick for the Millennial Vote." National Review Online. 17 Aug. 2015. Web. 30 Nov. 2015 ↩Hedger, Patrick. "Hillary's Student-Loan Plan Is a Desperate Gimmick for the Millennial Vote." National Review Online. 17 Aug. 2015. Web. 30 Nov. 2015 ↩Charen, Mona. "How to Make College Affordable." National Review Online. 16 May 2014. Web. 30 Nov. 2015 ↩DiSalvo, Steven. "How to Fix the College Debt Crisis - The Boston Globe." BostonGlobe.com. 17 Aug. 2015. Web. 30 Nov. 2015 ↩

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Partisanship at its Worst

Michael Zucker January 19, 2016

In December 2015, President Obama and Congress will… References and Footnotes"Planned Parenthood at a Glance," Planned Parenthood at a Glance, Oct. 9, 2015. ↩Charles Cooke, "Dear GOP Leaders, Stop Being Cowards on the Abortion Fight," National Review, Jan. 22, 2015. ↩"Pregnancy: The Three Trimesters," Oct.10, 2015. ↩ Jeffery Toobin, “The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court,”Anchor, 2008. ↩ “Americans Agree With Banning ‘Partial-Birth Abortion,’" Gallup.com, Oct. 10, 2015. ↩Michelle Ye He Lee, "Does Obamacare Provide Federal Subsidies for Elective Abortions?" Washington Post, Jan. 26, 2015. ↩Steve Almacy, "Planned Parenthood Exec, Fetal Body Parts in Video,” CNN, July 15, 2015. ↩

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Choosing the Voters

Michael Zucker November 25, 2015

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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Preventing the New Cold War

Michael Zucker November 11, 2015

During the third 2012 Presidential debate, President Obama mocked… References and FootnotesJaime Fuller, "Was Mitt Romney Right about Russia (and Everything Else)? A Look Back at His Campaign Predictions," Washington Post, Mar. 20, 2014. ↩ Matthew Continetti, "How to Confront Vladimir Putin," National Review Online, Oct. 10, 2015. ↩ Graham Allison, "U.S.-Russia Relations: What Would Henry Kissinger Do?" The National Interest, Sept. 28, 2015. ↩Ibid. ↩Henry Kissinger, "A Path Out of the Middle East Collapse,” WSJ, Oct. 16, 2015. ↩Matthew Continetti, "How to Confront Vladimir Putin," National Review Online, Oct. 10, 2015. ↩Thomas Graham, "Russia's Syria Surprise (And What America Should Do about It)," The National Interest, Sept. 15, 2015. ↩