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The Occidentalist

The Occidentalist

The Occidentalist

All content by Jacob Meyers
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Student Loan Debt SHOULD NOT Be Forgiven

Jacob Meyers, Opinion Columnist May 6, 2024

  The United States Supreme Court has already elaborated that student loan forgiveness is unconstitutional. Towards the end of 2023, Biden-Harris announced an additional $9 billion in debt relief even...

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The U.S. SHOULD Increase Border Patrol

Jacob Meyers, Opinion Columnist February 27, 2024

During the last four years U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has logged more than 5.4 million illegal border crossings, plus at least 1.5 million which were unable to be traced. Under the Biden...

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The United States SHOULD NOT Adopt Universal Healthcare

Jacob Meyers, Opinion Columnist January 30, 2024

healthcare. Many are factors that contribute from how large the United States population is, the cost of universal healthcare, the quality of universal healthcare and overall people in general. The United...

The U.S. SHOULD NOT Support a Ceasefire in the Gaza Strip

The U.S. SHOULD NOT Support a Ceasefire in the Gaza Strip

Jacob Meyers, Opinion Columist December 21, 2023

    The question between Israel and Hamas negotiating a ceasefire is completely absurd.    Hamas is known by the United States government as the group who utilizes cyber espionage and...

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Individuals with Domestic Violence Court Orders SHOULD NOT be Barred From Owning Guns

Jacob Meyers, Opinion Columnist November 29, 2023

Domestic violence is an offense. In Michigan, Domestic violence is an act that is quite prevalent. Domestic assault is usually classified as a misdemeanor in Michigan, assuming that the individual charged...

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Gender-Affirming Care SHOULD NOT Be Allowed for Minors in the State of Michigan

Jacob Meyers, Opinion Columnist October 30, 2023

  Gender dysphoria is a mental disorder where a person believes they are born a sex that they do not align with or identify as. Gender-affirming care is an aid process that allows minors to mutilate...

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