On February 23, 2018, Dallas Morning News wrote an article called, "It's going to have to get uncomfortable."  This article is about how we need to make ourselves uncomfortable if we ever plan on fixing our gun hysteria.  We as Americans have an "inability to work towards solutions and it is quite literally killing us."   The article starts by giving you a surprising and sadly hard to believe the fact that, "gun violence is an appalling part of American culture that claims 92 lives, on average, every day."  To many, this is hard to believe because we as Americans have become numb to gun violence in our streets and schools.  However, they then let Texas know that they are very much part of this statistic, seeing as in November there was a mass shooting that killed 26 people.     

      I believe that this article is written for the older generation and the younger generation but to try and target them at different points.  One point that they are making is that "there are signs that slow progress is being made."  While I believe that progress is being made, I don't believe it's the progress they are trying to make it seem.  "While politicians and the public are having the first real conversation on gun violence," these conversations aren't spoken about.  The government is doing what they always do and making it appear that they are talking about an important change, however, we see no changes and unfortunately, the "slow change" that is being made is too slow, and we will have multiple mass shootings before they fix it.  

     What I believe the writer of this editorial, Dom DiFurio, does have right is that in order to change we as politicians, Americans, voters must be ready to talk about the things that make us uncomfortable.  I agree because if we allow ourselves to become comfortable and don't look at the things that make us look at the situation from a different angle we will allow ourselves to filter out the change that could be beneficial as well.  I also agree that "it is both sides that are going to have to withstand some level of discomfort."

I strongly recommend reading this editorial and allow yourself to become uncomfortable and push the government to make the changes.  To read the article click the following link: It's going to have to get uncomfortable  

Coastal Oil Drilling

In January of 2018 Trumps administration put forward plans for offshore drilling. The Washington Post has an article in detail of Trumps administration proposal to permit oil drilling along the majority of the U.S coastal waters, the east coast, west coast, gulf of mexico, and even protected areas of the Arctic and the Atlantic. Although an opportunity for oil and gas industries, many oppose these plans due to environmental dangers, preservation of natural resources, and the potential catastrophes. One of the worst disasters was the Deepwater Horizon explosion in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010. Subsequently, Trump proposed to sale 77 million acres of the Gulf of Mexico alone to industries wanting federal oil. This is a plan that could cause much more harm than good, and will require a lot of push back to prevent this from passing. I find it vital that our society makes themselves aware of all of the issues we are facing. It is difficult to notice some of the things taking place in our country at this time due to the substantial number of crisis' we are facing. This particular issue appears small in comparison to some other issues, but is just as vital to prevent. Societies' health and safety, our environments health and safety, and the next generation is relying on us to make significant changes.