Entries by John Turner

John Turner

I am John. I live in NYC. I love politics and all that is around it! I study Political Science. I am a big fan of investigate journalism and I stand for independent thinking in our country! "Dying to Win" one of the best books i ever read.

Fear sells! So stay sane!

It is now a week since the Paris attacks. Most Republicans and their dedicated media have now successfully created a social hysteria into these days as to whether or not we are going to expect another 9/11 here in our… 0 Shares |

Calling Da’ish names won’t solve that problem!

Today the Mideast is infected extensively with a Zombie Virus whose names are Da’ish, Daesh, and Daish. Apparently Da’esh is correct. It’s an acronym of their official name but sounds like the Arabic “Dahesh” meaning “one who creates chaos”. They… 0 Shares |

Stop the growth of terrorism

Whether it’s an act of war or an act of terror, Paris attacks are the results of the plan which initiated the birth pangs of a new Mideast, the Death Cauldron. I keep hearing leaders and other people whose voices… 0 Shares |

What should the minimum wage be?

As protests in New York for increasing the minimum wage made Andrew M. Cuomo to announce a raise, well, many economists would argue that the minimum wage should be abolished entirely and instead we should focus on a more efficient… 0 Shares |

No American boots on Syria

Since Vietnam, the word “advisers” has always meant the beginning of full on war with tens of thousands being sent shortly after the arrival of the advisers. History is repeating itself always with the same dreadful results. We are sending… 0 Shares |

Obama must push the “stop” button before he leaves the office

When the American people elect a person as their president they would expect him to run the country by managing the economy, understanding international relations and tackling social policy. Personally, I have watched many republicans and democrats promise this and… 0 Shares |

Some cool changes for the Debates!

Years ago I skimmed a book in a library about the rules of debating. I don’t remember much of any of the rules, nor whose rules they are, or were. But that’s more than enough to make me an expert.… 0 Shares |

Our moderate ally is out of control!

These days Saudi Arabia is getting a lot of coverage by the media due to Hajj stampede and Yemen conflict, mainly. The Saudis have been actively involved in the occupation of Yemen which continues to claim more and more lives… 0 Shares |

Should we keep our valuable troops in Afghanistan?

This topic has been among a bunch of lingering questions people ask these days for so long. Like, is Trump going to be the next president? Or should the next president repeal Obama care? Or, is the two-party system still… 0 Shares |

We are not at War with Islam but ISIS is- Part2

3 questions ISIS must answer if “Islamic” -Part 2 Personally, Muslims I know are citizens of the civilized world. Some of them may be devout and hold the Islamic texts as literal words of God, but in practical terms I… 0 Shares |