Politics With Kris

Hey everyone! It's Kris, and today we will be going over current events and how the media interprets them. More specifically, we will be taking a look at the bombs that have been sent to prominent Democratic officials and how both the New York Times and Fox News view this issue. As a forewarning, the New York Times, according to the Pew Research Center, caters to a consistently liberal audience, while the audience of Fox News tends to be more conservative. Maps of the times, locations, and people that the bombs were sent to. Taken from NY Times. First thing's first: why is this important? The way the media interprets current events is important because it is our primary source of information about local and global issues. The media also provides us with the majority of the information that we receive about politics. In this way, the media can be considered a linkage institution. In other words, the media connects the general public to the government through their flow ...

Hey guys! Welcome back to my blog. It is currently 3:00 AM, but I'm sure you all can't wait to hear about what I have to say today. In this post, we will be exploring two interest groups: the Human Rights Campaign, or HRC, and the American Family Association, or AFA. Both have polar opposite views on the issue of gay marriage, as the HRC wholeheartedly supports the LGBT community, while many in the AFA are opposed to homosexuality due to their religious and moral beliefs. On June 26, 2015, the US Supreme Court established that it was unconstitutional for a state government to ban same-sex marriage. According to an article by Vox , at the 2016 Republican Convention, Donald Trump held up a pride flag and promised to "finally move his political party on LGBTQ issues". He even went so far as to tweet , "Thank you to the LGBT community! I will fight for you while Hillary brings in more people that will threaten your freedoms and beliefs." However, he has since ...

Hey, what's up you guys! It's ya girl, Kris. Today, we're going to take a look at the different political parties in America. First of all, a political party is an organized group of people with common values and goals. Their goal is to get their candidates elected to office (ex: the Republican Party succeeded when Trump became president.). Political parties are linkage institutions, which means that they connect the general public to the government. Imagine that you are a young adult who just turned 18. You have some opinions on controversial issues, but the world of government is confusing, and you're not sure who to give your vote to. This is where political parties come into play. Political parties, each already equipped with a strong set of political beliefs, can serve as a beacon for people in this situation. If one resonates with most beliefs of the Democratic Party, it's much easier to vote for Democratic candidates and rely on representatives' opinio...

Hi, my name is Kriselle (Kris for short), and I absolutely abhor history class. Politics is okay, though. I'm more of a math and science kind of kid myself, but I have some pretty strong opinions about current events and certain controversial topics. I intend on majoring in electrical engineering. Not to flex, but I'm also the president of Interact, the president of ARK, and Rainier's Senior Class VP. Based on the Political Typology Quiz by the Pew Research Center, I am a solid liberal. Solid liberals are, as the name suggests, consistently liberal. We tend to advocate for a social safety net, same-sex marriage, positive relations with other countries, and efforts against discrimination. Solid liberals usually believe that America's current economic system unfairly favors powerful interests. I was not at all surprised by this result because, as I mentioned earlier, I have strong opinions about these topics, and my views tend to align with those of more liberal-leaning...