According to Lumen, the definition of a political ideology is, “a certain set of ethical ideals, principles, doctrines, myths or symbols of a social movement, institution, class or large group that explains how society should work and offers some political and cultural blueprint for a certain social order.” In the last couple of centuries, there have been many different political
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For the third time in United States history, the House of Representatives voted to formally impeach the President of the United States based on two articles of impeachment, abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, on December 18, 2019 (“Articles of Impeachment Against Donald John Trump”). With the nation in the midst of a highly polarized era, the impeachment process
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Diversity: One thing that makes a city so great is the people. Without diversity in the population, it is hard to find a city where everyone could be happy in the community. In Los Angeles, there is such a diverse population that almost anyone in the world who comes to the city could find people with whom they could connect
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UBI – an Unexpected Antidote to the Nanny State and Bloated Bureaucracy This article was written by Schneur Friedman (’21), the Managing Editor of the Op-Eds Section of the Valley Torah Scroll. If you’ve peered at the Google news tab or browsed the front page of Reddit out of boredom or curiosity over the past year you’ll likely have encountered
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A substantial amount of the Valley Torah Environmental Awareness Club’s advocacy is directed towards the importance of recycling. The club (known as E.A.C.) believes it is essential for students to gain an understanding as to why recycling is so important. To put it simply, planet Earth has a limited quantity of natural resources- some of which are in very short
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An Anonymous Wolfpack writer contributed to the editing of this article. Several weeks ago, Shalhevet High School released a statement, along with an article by the Boiling Point, that they would refuse to play Valley Torah’s boys’ basketball team until Valley Torah replaces Head Coach Lior Schwartzberg. Shalhevet alleges that Coach Schwartzberg provided the Palm Springs High School Indians with
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Unless you have been living under a very large rock there is no doubt you have heard the term “snowflake”—a derogatory term placed on someone who gets easily offended. Commonly used to put down people on the left side of the political spectrum, a snowflake believes that they are, for some reason or another, entitled to special treatment. Recently, however,
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