With distrust of politicians mounting, the public becomes more polarized

Max Blaska, Clarion staff
April 25, 2012

As we enter a new political season, we are embarking on one of the most divisive eras this country has ever seen. This election year, I thought it would be interesting to interview both a Tea Party conservative and a Marxist. I interviewed Robin Gee who is the staff advisor to the Madison College International... Read more »

Affordable health care is on its DEATH BED

Max Blaska, Clarion Staff
April 10, 2012

The past week, the Supreme Court reviewed the constitutionality of the Affordable Health Care Act, and it doesn’t look good. The Supreme Court is going to release their judgment in June, five months away from the election A Harvard study in 2009 stated that uninsured working-Class Americans have a... Read more »

Why I now fear the Tea Party

Max Blaska, Clarion Staff Writer
September 13, 2011

I wanted to write about the Tea Party because I believe that they are a threat to the stability of this nation. First off, I will never refer to them as teabaggers, crude sexual term and it delegitimizes the threat that they represent. Now, I know that there are some good hard working patriotic people... Read more »