The Ithacan

When campaigning for president, you need to at least be able to pretend that you care about every vote.

With October comes the much-anticipated debate season for our presidential hopefuls. But before the candidates begin their pulling-out-all-of-the-stops and finish-strong tactics for the final month of campaign season, let’s take a quick look at the effects of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) and Republican National Convention (RNC) on the public. The DNC and the RNC…

The recent storming of the U.S. Embassy in Cairo and the killing of four diplomats in the Benghazi consulate attack have forced candidates to clarify their overall policies.

In the past four days, thousands have taken to the streets across the Middle East and North Africa to join in the protests against an anti-Islamic film as well as the country in which it was produced, the United States. This film, which was produced in the US by extreme anti-Islamic groups, was released on…

While President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney agree on many points concerning education, the candidates will focus on is the role of federal versus state government.

The ideological gulf that continues to widen between Democrats and Republicans makes us more polarized than ever before.