Ike's Anvil Archive

Patrick Custer ’19 – Inside Politics Participant Many interesting theories arose in the weeks before election day of how Donald Trump would be able to win the White House. In the weeks before the election it seemed highly probable that Hillary Clinton would be our country’s next President. However, there was still a fair possibility that […]

Jordan Stefanacci ’18 – Inside Politics Participant The 2016 election results stunned the nation in more ways than one. However, the constituents’ reactions to Donald Trump being named the 45th President of the United States were exactly what anti-Trump supporters predicted would occur if Hillary Clinton had won the election. In the days following the election, […]

Jeffrey Lauck ’18 In the five days following this year’s presidential election, the Southern Poverty Law Center received over 400 reports of hateful intimidation and harassment. Unknown sums have not been brought to light. While pundits speculate as to what has caused the recent outbursts, many Americans now live in fear and are concerned if […]

Question of the Week: The Dakota Pipeline has been garnering national attention for the economic and environmental effects of the pipeline itself, as well as the reaction of the Sioux tribe and the police’s response to protesters. What role should the federal government be playing in this controversial project? Luke Frigon ’18 – Gettysburg College […]

Christina Noto ’19 – Inside Politics Participant There has been a lot of conversation about voter registration recently due to the fact that Pennsylvania is a swing state. College students have been encouraged to change their voter registration to a state that could determine the results of the election. If you live in New York, […]

Question of the Week: Donald Trump’s recent allegations that the election is rigged has brought up the issue of voter identification laws and their efficacy. What role do you think the state and federal governments should play in voter registration? What kind of voter identification laws are most appropriate in early voting and on Election Day? David Fulkerson ’17 – Gettysburg […]

Bridget Verrekia ’18 – Inside Politics Participant Prior to the third presidential debate taking place in Las Vegas, Nevada a few weeks ago, there was lots of political chatter.  People were still taking to social media to write about their distrust in Hillary Clinton due to her e-mail scandal or their lack of respect for Donald Trump because […]

Sam Genova ’18 – Inside Politics Participant Never before in an election cycle has it become so easy to get swept up in the frenzy of insults, accusations, and grandiose claims than in our current presidential election. The entertainment value of this election is so high that Donald Trump has gotten around $4.3 billion in […]

What is EI Discussions? Last month the Institute hosted a campus-wide debate between the various political groups at Gettysburg College. In order to continue the discussion we have developed a weekly series called EI Discussions which will be posted here every Wednesday. EI Discussions encourages constructive dialogue between people across the political spectrum on a number of issues facing […]