Al Schaapman

Bio

Al Schaapman is an economics major at Georgetown University, a former intern for Senator Rand Paul, and president of Hoyas for Liberty.

Polls Show How 9/11 Has Changed America

By Al Schaapman

Twelve years after the September 11 tragedy claimed the lives of almost 3,000 Americans, the passionate debate over military intervention in Syria seems to have imbued the anniversary of those attacks with a reflective character. An Economist/YouGov…

Raising the Minimum Wage Would Hurt Workers

By Al Schaapman

It’s been months since President Obama’s State of the Union pledge to raise the federal minimum wage to $9, but the debate has returned to the forefront following a series of strikes by fast food workers last month. Huffington Post added fuel to the…