Campus Reform OP-ED: Young people should distrust big government

June 16, 2013 Leave a comment

I’ve penned a new column at Campus Reform on why young people shouldn’t trust big government.

During a commencement speech at The Ohio State University last month, President Obama warned the Class of 2013 to reject the voices warning against big government.

“Unfortunately you’ve grown up hearing voices that incessantly warn of government as nothing more than some separate, sinister entity that’s at the root of all of our problems,” he said. “[T]hey’ll warn that tyranny is always lurking just around the corner.

“You should reject these voices,” he continued. “Because what they suggest is that our brave and creative and unique experiment in self rule is somehow just a sham with which we can’t be trusted.”

Ironically, these words came back also immediately to haunt him.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) scandal broke, followed by the National Security Agency (NSA) scandal, as well as the Department of Justice’s snooping on Fox News journalist James Rosen and Associate Press reporters.

Young people must always be wary of an intrusive government that promises a life of security coupled with limited freedoms.

Continue reading at Campus Reform.

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Examiner.Com Article Profiles My Sister Anna Maria (@AM_Hoffman), Counter Cultured (@CCultured)

June 10, 2013 Leave a comment

An article about my sister Anna Maria Hoffman (Counter Cultured founder/blogger) appears in Examiner.com today.

Here is an excerpt from the article:

For those inclined to believe there are no young people in line to inherit the mantle of perpetuating the traditional values which have wrought God’s blessings upon the U.S.A., Examiner gives you Anna Maria Hoffman.

While many Christian youth fritter away the time playing “church,” being trendy and “tolerant” sipping their Starbucks Grande Frappuccinos, and discussing what new “ink” they want next, this remarkable, God-fearing lady at the tender age of 20 devotes an abundant part of hers championing traditional values.

An outspoken apologist of Christian morality, particularly – but certainly not exclusively – through the Counter Cultured blog she created and co-administrates with others including her sister Gabriella, Anna Maria is engaging the American culture head-on and full-out.

By all appearances a kind-hearted but certainly most uncompromising soul, this conservative pro-life, pro-natural marriage activist bravely jumps into the fray in a manner which would weaken the knees of many other Christians.

Anna Maria has been active interning for the D.C. based Family Research Council in the past and intends to return this summer after she graduates (this week) from UC San Diego with a B.A. in Human Development.

This despite having been inside the FRC facility during last year’s shooting in which heroic building manager Leo Johnson was shot and wounded while thwarting what could easily have been a horrific killing spree.

Read the full article at Examiner.com.

 

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New Townhall Column: CRNC Report Fails to Offer Conservative Alternative for Young Voters

June 10, 2013 Leave a comment

I’ve penned a new column at Townhall today. I offer criticism of the College Republican National Committe (CRNC) report and its failure to make a convincing case for conservatism to young voters.

Below is an excerpt:

Aristotle once opined, “Youth is easily deceived because it is quick to hope.”

Not surprisingly, millennials bought the Left’s redistributionist policies and class warfare rhetoric again in 2012.

What explains this disturbing trend? How can it be reversed? The answer: making the moral, convincing case for conservatism to our peers.

A new College Republican National Committee (CRNC) report on why Republicans lost the youth vote in 2012 was released last week. Although well-intentioned, the report — 95 pages in length — fails to offer tangible solutions to the problem.

Continue reading at Townhall.

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Campus Reform OP-ED: Pro-Palestinian groups don’t respect free speech on campus

June 9, 2013 1 Comment

I’ve penned another column at Campus Reform. This week, it is centered around a video from Portland State University featuring MSA and SJP students denouncing a pro-Israel event hosted by the College Republicans.

Here’s an excerpt:

College is meant to be a place where free speech comes alive. Different viewpoints are supposed to be welcome and intellectual diversity celebrated.

For at least one loud minority on college campuses, however, the rights and the privileges afforded by the First Amendment only extend to those who share their exact beliefs.

Let me give you one recent example.

The College Republicans of Portland State University, hosted a viewing of the 2005 documentary film “Obsession: Radical Islam’s War Against the West” only to leave after the pro-Palestinian group attempt a hostile takeover of the event.

Before the event began, pro-Palestinian activists attempted to route the event by storming the stage making loud announcements about a competing event in the hallway outside where students could “meet real Muslims.”

When the documentary ended things got worse. The “activists” yelled, shouted and attempted to pick fights with the organizers. The scene was reminiscent of feeding time at the zoo.

Continue reading at Campus Reform.

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Campus Reform OP-ED: Don’t waste student fees on sex changes

June 2, 2013 1 Comment

My latest op-ed at Campus Reform centers around university administrations adopting sex change surgeries to their healthcare plans. 

Here is an excerpt:

University administrators across the country are deciding to add sex reassignment surgery to their health insurance plans. For example, in recent history, UC-Berkeley, Duke University, and the University of Illinois–Chicago (UIC) have all adopted this change.

Although adding plans that include the controversial surgery only benefit a select minority of students, you can be sure in almost every case, every student will be asked to bear additional financial burden.

Continue reading at Campus Reform.

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Times of Israel Column: Remembering the Dolphi Disco Terror Attack

May 31, 2013 Leave a comment

In my first column at Times of Israel, I wrote about the 12th anniversary of the Dolphinarium discotheque suicide bomb attack in Tel Aviv. The attack left my cousin Simona Rudina (Rodin) and 20 other young Israelis dead.

Here’s an excerpt from my column:

This Saturday marks 12 years since the Dolphinarium discotheque suicide bomb attack in Tel Aviv, Israel.

On June 1, 2001, the Dolphinarium discotheque – once a popular nightclub frequented by young Israelis, especially Soviet émigrés – became center stage for one of the deadliest suicide terror attacks in Israel’s history. It occurred at the height of the Second Intifada and subsequently changed the course of the Arab-Israeli conflict.

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Suicide bomber Said Khutari, 22, came to the Dolphinarium discotheque with the intent of causing mass destruction. Reports allege Khutari taunted his victims before the attack. He then banged on a drum laced with explosives and ball bearings, and went on to blow himself up, kill 21 youngsters, and injure 132 club goers. He carried out the attack in the name of Islamic Jihad and had ties to Hamas.

One of Khutari’s victims was my cousin Simona Rudina (Rodin).

Continue reading at The Times of Israel.

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Marriage Generation Column: We Should Look Forward to Marriage

May 30, 2013 1 Comment

 

I’m not ashamed to say that I’m a proponent of traditional marriage. I don’t buy into “marriage equality” trend readily adopted by my peers. Does that make me a bigot? No. I’m entitled to have a difference of opinion.

That being said, here is an excerpt from my column at Marriage Generation:

It’s true that having a career that is enjoyable and rewarding can bring immense personal satisfaction. Perfecting skills and seeing your talents unfold leaves you feeling great. Yet at the end of the day, we all long for something more. We want the presence of someone to love and cherish.

And so the question beckons: what do we—driven millennials—do when our career ambition collides with our desire for marriage, relationships and settling down?

I’m an ambitious 22-year-old in the conservative political realm. On top of a full-time job, I blog, maintain some semblance of a social life, and enjoy quality family time. I keep myself busy and have my priorities in check. I know what I’m looking for in a potential husband and life partner. And yet, like so many other young professionals, balancing my career with the desire to settle down in the future is a real challenge. Yes, we still dream of finding Prince Charming (whoever he is), getting married, and having kids. We’d also like to land our ideal jobs.

Continue reading at Marriage Generation.

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