The University of Vermont's Independent Voice Since 1883

The Vermont Cynic

The University of Vermont's Independent Voice Since 1883

The Vermont Cynic

The University of Vermont's Independent Voice Since 1883

The Vermont Cynic

Market volatility within Trump’s America

Market volatility within Trump’s America

Gabriella Marchesi March 2, 2017

The stock market is inherently volatile—investors will be hesitant in the face of uncertainty and rally when conditions are more favorable. Stock prices fluctuate constantly; supply and demand—...

Gorsuch: preserving constitutional rights

Gorsuch: preserving constitutional rights

James Simpson February 22, 2017

President Trump's Supreme Court nominee was called an “extreme right winger” in a Cynic article by Alexander Collingsworth. However, when looking at some of Judge Neil Gorsuch’s less famous...

The future in the Trump administration is not good

The future in the Trump administration is not good

Alex Collingsworth February 11, 2017

Here are some of my bleak predictions for our country under the Trump regime: Prediction 1: Trump has nominated the extreme right-winger Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court. Challenges to states’...

Articles fail to present holistic perspective

Articles fail to present holistic perspective

Guest Commentator February 9, 2017

Two recent articles in the Cynic, “The Right to Choose in Trump’s America” and “Abortion in Trump’s America,” focus on abortion. Although the authors of each article effectively deal...

Super Bowl LI mirrors the country

Super Bowl LI mirrors the country

Staff Editorial February 8, 2017

On the first Sunday in February, Americans set aside their differences and come together to enjoy the spirit of the game. Even Democrats and Republicans, the most polarized groups in America, unite...

The Affordable Care Act: a moral obligation

The Affordable Care Act: a moral obligation

Gaetano Martello January 26, 2017

With the new Trump administration settling in, there has been a lot of talk about what is first on the agenda. The consensus seems to be that the plan is, first and foremost, to repeal and...

Realistic repercussions of leaving the UN

Nick Vidal, Junior Political Science and Russian Major at UVM January 25, 2017

Let’s clear a few things up here. The United Nations isn’t an obstacle to American “sovereignty.” The idea that the United States would somehow be more powerful or independent were it to relinquish...

Women stand for the true America

Women stand for the true America

Staff Editorial January 25, 2017

Half a million people gathered in our nation’s capitol. There was no service on the blocks they occupied. It was Jan. 21 — a day that will be remembered in history as the day people came...

Santa invests in clean coal this Christmas

Santa invests in “clean coal” this Christmas

Lily Spechler December 8, 2016

It’s that time of year again: Christmas cheer is in the air. However, it seems we’ve got some bad, bad hombres in this country and as a result we all might be getting coal in our stockings....

President-elect Trump starts cabinet picks

December 7, 2016

On Election Day, Donald J. Trump walked away as our president-elect in the race to 270 electoral votes, contrary to nearly every pollster’s predictions. The shock and uncertainty at the prospect...

Politics create new source of entertainment

Politics create new source of entertainment

November 3, 2016

We no longer have to go down to the river to get water. We don’t have to farm our own crops or raise our own livestock. We have plenty. We are bored. Even if you work two jobs, you still probably...

Can the moderates survive in todays political arena?

Can the moderates survive in today’s political arena?

Kate Lipman November 2, 2016

With the presidential race on everyone’s mind, especially those of us who are finally old enough to vote for the first time, I’ve started to wonder about why the U.S. political field seems...

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