Ian-Michael Griffin

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OPINION

An evaluation of freshmen living amidst the housing crisis

By Ian-Michael Griffin and Em-J Krigsman | Aug. 18, 2021

To help evaluate the options for incoming freshmen, Em-J Krigsman and Ian-Michael Griffin, the opinion editors on behalf of the Daily Cardinal, have offered their perspectives on their polar opposite freshmen living experiences. Em-J resided in the largest on-campus dorm and Ian-Michael selected a one-bedroom, off-campus apartment.

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OPINION

Misinformation outside of politics: how misinformation has infected American society

By Riley Sumner and Ian-Michael Griffin | Apr. 8, 2021

Misinformation has infected the world outside of politics, and if we are to make progress on a number of issues it is imperative that we work to close the misinformation divide.

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OPINION

The Moral High Ground

By Ian-Michael Griffin | Apr. 1, 2021

If President Biden and the U.S. cannot respond to such crimes with the harshest of penalties, how can we, as a nation, continue to view ourselves as the moral superiors to such brutes and not simply accomplices?

Lyra Evans

OPINION

Dollars and Degrees

By Ian-Michael Griffin | Mar. 25, 2021

This rapid increase in tuition can be blamed on nothing short of the greed of the individuals who run such institutions.

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OPINION

Looking forward into the failures of their past

By Ian-Michael Griffin | Feb. 11, 2021

In the wake of the Trump Administration, it is important to hold President Biden and his administration to an equally high standard.

Lyra Evans

OPINION

Four years of Trump: Should we be surprised how it ended?

By Riley Sumner and Ian-Michael Griffin | Jan. 28, 2021

After the finale of the Trump Administration, it requires one last look before his page turns over into history and a new chapter begins.

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OPINION

'Man in his arrogance': Who is to blame?

By Ian-Michael Griffin | Jan. 9, 2021

In the wake of the events on Jan. 6, many have laid the blame solely at the feet of President Trump, and the senators who stalled the Congress proceedings.

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OPINION

Trump's term to end with extortion

By Ian-Michael Griffin | Jan. 4, 2021

President Trump's recent phone call with Georgia's Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has left many criticizing his blatant use of intimidation tactics.

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OPINION

Censorship is simply gasoline on the fire

By Ian-Michael Griffin | Jan. 1, 2021

“Don’t give hate a platform!” This audacious remark is only one of the taglines of countless petitions launched at Twitter and Facebook in an attempt to deplatform or ban Donald Trump from their social media sites.

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OPINION

Woke culture destroyed the ‘blue wave’

By Ian-Michael Griffin | Nov. 19, 2020

If we were to extract all offensive aspects of culture in an attempt to create a national “safe space,” no one's beliefs would ever be challenged and we as a society would become stagnant.