Daniel Kulick

Seldom does a man rise from operating behind the scenes to front page notoriety and fall back into the shadows of the public eye. Yet, for convicted criminal, Jack Abramoff, that’s exactly what happened, and he’s not complaining.

As a Political Science major at Whittier I had very little knowledge of this man prior to my coming to D.C. However, my Justice and Law seminar here at American University required that I pick a dinner guest I believed shaped the creation or implementation of public law indirectly. I chose Abramoff.

Daniel Kulick - Thu, 2012-04-12 19:48

I was with my friends from American University when someone decided to go see Safe House, a movie I had not heard a single word about before. We traveled through D.C., lost and late, searching for the theater. The only thing going through my head was the hope that this would not just be another-rogue-agent-rebels-against-the-CIA movie. Unfortunately, it was.

Luckily, it was not all that bad. Actually, I think my extreme distaste for the genre coupled with a desensitized attitude towards these films actually made me like it more. This movie does not waste any time with cheesy lines or drawn-out dialogue.

The movie attempts to be a Bourne installment with shaky camera shots, long car chases and extended hand-to-hand fight scenes.

Daniel Kulick - Thu, 2012-02-16 03:32

Out of the eight primary Republican candidates to enter the race, only four remain, and of those four, the man showing the least conservative values sits atop the ranks.

Newt Gingrich is a former Speaker of the House from the Clinton presidency. During that time, Gingrich attacked Clinton’s policies and personal life to great extent, making Clinton’s adultery a grand spectacle. Gingrich left his position as speaker under suspicion of ethics violations and a second affair with his third and current wife. Not to mention that he left his first wife when she got cancer and left his second wife when she got Multiple Sclerosis.

Daniel Kulick - Thu, 2012-02-02 03:15

What can be said about Capitol Hill right now? I can think of a few things: the political brinkmanship has constipated the entire political process, the extremism of candidates and far-siders has become mainstream or the frustrating truth that no politician sticks to their political promises once they take office. That’s just a few.

But what about all the other people working in the government? Since my time here in D.C. with the Washington Semester Program at American University, I had the chance to meet with Congressional Representatives, work in the Justice Department or the Department of Defense, Supreme court clerks and members of the Congressional Research Service.

Daniel Kulick - Thu, 2012-02-02 02:12

Decades after the rise of detective movies, The Girl With a Dragon Tattoo makes waves and revitalizes a decaying genre of film.

Directed by David Fincher (The Social Network, Fight Club), this film delves into the murder mystery surrounding Harriet Vanger, played by Mao Garpendal, who disappeared on her family-owned private island.

Hired by Harriet’s grandfather, Henrik Vanger, played by Christopher Plummer, journalist Mikael Blomkvist, played by Daniel Craig, must unravel clues from the events leading up to the day Harriet died to uncover the truth in this detective story.

Blomkvist is seeking to rebuild his reputation after a legal defeat for writing a libelous article, which landed his magazine and personal life in financial ruin.

Daniel Kulick - Thu, 2012-01-26 02:24

If someone should find themself in Washington, D.C., the most common topics of discussion are the national monuments and museums. And for good reason.

Our nation’s capital has a prestige and history that few other places in the world can count as equal. As I walked through the National Mall, where our memorials and monuments are located, I was overcome with a great sense of pride. These majestic statues and buildings, the landscape and the view of our capitol building in the distance all resonate just right to remind us what our founding fathers envisioned and created, and the progress we have made since then in their absence.

Daniel Kulick - Thu, 2012-01-26 01:26

10. FIFA Soccer 2012 - Sept. 27, Out Now: Xbox 360/PS3/PC/Wii
FIFA has been revitalized with gameplay innovation. Now precision dribbling and tactical defending make control of the ball more dependent on the player’s own ability. The game is also bolstered by replayability in the weekly challenges players can try, which are taken from the latest games in football/soccer. Now FIFA has included Ultimate Team in the original game as well, instead of downloadable content, allowing gamers to build the best of the best as soon as they pop in the disc.

9. Assassin’s Creed: Revelations - Nov. 15, Out Now: Xbox 360/PS3/PC

Daniel Kulick - Thu, 2011-11-17 02:28

Gasoline has reached record prices in the last year and has stayed consistent throughout. Whatever the case is, you can rely on corporations making the most money to qualify for paying back the least. What I mean is, we have gas companies like Exxon Mobil paying fewer taxes these days while charging American consumers obscene amounts for just one gallon of gas.

According to abcnews.go.com and dailycaller.com, amongst other news sources, Exxon made an additional 60 percent of profits in its first quarter of this year, while receiving subsidies and paying lower tax rates than ever before.

Daniel Kulick - Thu, 2011-11-10 03:27