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March 20, 2019 // By Aj Melillo

Extremism is the Issue: A Response to the New Zealand Massacre

Tragedy struck a New Zealand mosque on March 15 in the form of a rare mass shooting. The 50 deaths that were totaled in this attack makes this the largest shooting in the small island nation and put this terrorist attack on the proportional population equivalence to the 9/11 attacks in the United States. It seems like every week there is yet another report of something like this happening across the globe. Hatred seems to be brewing everywhere, and no community seems to be safe. Not in New Zeala...
January 23, 2019 // By Aj Melillo

American Conservatives:The Ideology of Acceptance

For far too long, conservatives have had to deal with rampant attacks from the left and the media, claiming they are sexists, racists and bigots. These types of attacks are morally repulsive over-generalizations that are vastly untrue. Simply put, it is impossible to be bigoted and truly conservative. There are Republicans who are bigoted, just like there are Democrats and Independents who are. But if you are racist, sexist or bigoted in any way, then you do not believe in true conservative valu...
November 14, 2018 // By Aj Melillo

Mediocre Midterms: The War for Suburbia

The United States had what was thought of as being one of the most consequential elections in the history of the nation on Nov. 6. The 2018 midterm election was the battle for the Senate and the House of Representatives, along with many state governorships. As always, this midterm was thought of as a referendum on the sitting U.S. President Donald J. Trump. For weeks coming into this election, the media pounded an idea of a “blue wave” down the throats of the public, saying that this will be...
November 1, 2018 // By Aj Melillo

The Blame Game:Trumps Rhetoric in Question

In the past week, we as a nation have watched in horror as heinous crimes were committed against our fellow countrymen. A series of bomb threats occurred against many top-level Democratic Party members, including former presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton. These acts have absolutely no place in our country. Everyone, Democrat or Republican, must agree this was pure evil and must be condemned universally. That being said, it seems as if there has been a jump by the anti-Trump movement to bla...
October 4, 2018 // By Aj Melillo

The People’s Court: Kavanaugh and the Presumption of Innocence

In a time when being a “cisgender straight white male” is basically the worst sin that one can commit, it is important to remember the foundations that all of western society is built upon. All human beings despite race, sex, gender and sexual affiliation have the same rights “endowed by our creator.” Some of the most crucial rights are the presumption of innocence, the fact that you are innocent until proven guilty, the burden of proof and the fact that you must be proven guilty “beyo...
September 20, 2018 // By Aj Melillo

Challenge Your Thoughts and Open Your Mind

On a cool day in the winter of 2016, I arrived at Montclair State University with my anxiety at an all-time high. That being said, I am not really an anxious person, but that day was an exception. I was interviewing to get into the School of Communication and Media, and in my mind, my future was riding on this interview. When I arrived at Morehead Hall, I went into a room that was full of potential Montclair State students, and we were presented with some speakers who were trying to quell our ne...
September 13, 2018 // By Aj Melillo

Balling Cory Booker

Sen. Cory Booker knowingly broke Senate rules on Sept. 6 by releasing 10 confidential emails belonging to Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. His purpose was to try to prove that Kavanaugh was pro racial profiling while serving in the Bush administration. Entranced by the fact that he “broke the rules,” Booker said he was willing to be kicked out of the Senate because the people deserved to see these documents. Too bad for balling Booker though. The Republicans beat him to the punch and r...
March 21, 2018 // By Aj Melillo

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Murphy’s First Budget Plan

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy unveiled his tax and budget plan for the state going forward on Tuesday, March 13. Murphy’s plan includes funding New Jersey public schools, improving the terrible NJ Transit, helping the middle class and making community college free for New Jersey residents. All of this sounds great, but if you are like me, you are probably wondering two things: how much does all of this cost and who’s paying for it? The plan calls for a $37.4 billion budget, adding $1.5 billion...
February 14, 2018 // By Aj Melillo

Marxist Media Mayhem:Mainstream Media Needs to Check Itself

The PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games have officially become a haven for the media to shove their anti-Trump and anti-American agenda down the throats of the American people. The media proves this bias when they consistently attack Vice President Mike Pence for every move he makes, like not standing for the joint Korean team as they entered the Olympic ceremonies. Meanwhile, they turn around and praise Kim Jong Un’s little sister, Kim Yo Jong, saying she is “stealing the show at the W...
January 31, 2018 // By Aj Melillo

Ratings Never Lie:The Grammy Awards Fail Epically

On Sunday night, James Corden hosted the 60th annual Grammy Awards on CBS, and according to the ratings, it was an epic fail. According to Rick Porter at TV by the Numbers, the Grammys pulled in an unimpressive 19.1 million viewers with a 5.9 rating among the target demographic of people between the ages of 18 and 49. This means that the awards ceremony had its worst ratings among that demographic in the history of the show, and this year’s ceremony had the lowest viewership since 2009. The qu...