Opinion
Opinion: We asked students why they’re voting. Here’s what they had to say.
I just turned 18 this year, and I’m tired of people using the phrase “thoughts and prayers” in response to tragedy like that’s going to do anything. Prayers will not fix our justice system and guarantee equal rights for every American. I’m voting because real change happens through voting, and...
Opinion: Down-ballot voting should be high priority
This election season, much attention has been paid to the presidential race. While the importance of the presidency is hard to overstate, we should not forget the tens of thousands of campaigns being waged at the federal, state and local levels. I imagine that most voters could tell me who...
Cartoon: In the alternate universe where the moon is close enough to touch
Cartoon by Nakiyah Jordan.
Opinion: Arguments for the American Way: We need Federalism now more than ever
When the Founding Fathers gathered for the Constitutional Convention in 1787, they sought to create a government that would meet the needs of the people and protect individual liberty. The founders knew that a balance must be struck between a strong national government and states to maintain their sovereignty, and...
Letter to the Editor: Response to “For the sake of doctors, say no to universal healthcare”
This week, The Daily Mississippian published a column titled, “For the sake of doctors, say no to universal healthcare,” which criticized the possibility of universal healthcare in the United States. Universal Health Care (UHC) is a system proven by almost every other first-world nation. America is unique in our archaic,...
Opinion: For the sake of doctors, say no to universal healthcare
Throughout the presidential debates, campaigns and now the pandemic, healthcare has become a hot-button issue. Self-proclaimed Democratic-Socialist Bernie Sanders has painted an idyllic picture of what he believes healthcare should be in America: universal coverage for everyone with low to no out-of-pocket costs for prescriptions or copays. On the surface,...
Guest Column: It’s time to stop ignoring economic inequality at UM
On Sept. 16, a group of UM students protested university administrators’ flagging, non-transparent response to the COVID-19 pandemic, emphasizing the danger and uncertainty many campus workers confront each day. University leadership did not respond to their concerns. The Daily Mississippian reported a recent surge in the use of the...
Arguments for the American way: Freedom of Speech is necessary to preserve all other freedoms
Benjamin Franklin famously said after the Constitutional Convention to a group of citizens patiently awaiting the verdict of the deliberation that the founders had created “a republic, if you can keep it.” Those words echo in the ears of Americans today, struck with biting polarization and ferocious partisanship. As...
