Daniel Block

A senior at UCLA majoring in economics and global studies, Daniel has a strong interest in truly independent minded analysis of politics and news.

CA HR 35 Raises Issues of Free Speech on University Campuses

Photo: Wikimedia Commons / Author: GKU In August, the California Assembly passed resolution HR 35, urging University of California officials to do more to fight anti-Semitism on university and college campuses.

By Daniel Block

/ September 23, 2012

CA HR 35 Raises Issues of Free Speech on University Campuses

Los Angeles Medical Marijuana Ban Adds Layer to Drug Policy

Credit: laist.com The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously in July to close medical marijuana dispensaries within the city. This attempt to enact a Los Angeles medical marijuana ban

By Daniel Block

/ September 10, 2012

Los Angeles Medical Marijuana Ban Adds Layer to Drug Policy

US Policy on Iran Is at a Crossroads for Future President

Photo: eutimes.net As Iran hosts the Nonaligned Movement Conference this week, the Middle Eastern country has shown the international community that it will not bow easily to antagonistic pressure

By Daniel Block

/ August 29, 2012

US Policy on Iran Is at a Crossroads for Future President

Julian Assange Standoff Has Policy Implications for the US

Assange and President Correa Talk on Russia Today (Youtube / RT) On Sunday Julian Assange stood in the Ecuadorian embassy in London to deliver a ten-minute speech condemning the actions of

By Daniel Block

/ August 21, 2012

Julian Assange Standoff Has Policy Implications for the US

LGBT Community Puts Economic Pressure on Political Opponents

Photo: Houston Chronicle Social justice has been a perennial topic of discussion in the United States from the progressive reforms of the Gilded Age to the Civil Rights movement of

By Daniel Block

/ August 14, 2012

LGBT Community Puts Economic Pressure on Political Opponents