Conflicting Forms of Equality in Our Current Political Moment: The Main Threat To Democracy - by Katie Tyner
Katie Tyner '19 uses the lens of Alexis de Tocqueville to assess equality (and more specifically, inequality) in the United States as a potential political security threat.
TTIP and the Winners and Losers From Trade - by Christina Sickinger
Christina Sickinger '18 explores the influences the TTIP would have on European and American markets.
Is Online Social Media a Product of American Civic Engagement Traditions? - by Asa Mazor-Freedman
Asa Mazor-Freedman '19 analyzes the effects of social media on the culture of American politics, and theorizes on the rise of online tradition.
The People's Caucus - by Jesse Broad-Cavanagh
Jesse Broad-Cavanagh '19 zooms in on the history and newfound role the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) will play in Trump's Washington
A Rage for Change: How Donald Trump Won the Presidency - by John Hodges
John Hodges '20 takes a fresh perspective on the epoch-making rise of Donald Trump and the failure of the Obama Coalition to resurface to propel Hillary Clinton into the White House
Revisiting George Washington’s Farewell Address in the Age of Trump - by Peter Dunphy
Peter Dunphy '18 examines George Washington's final speech to the American public to find advice from our first president on how to amend a divided and distraught American government 222 years later.
No More Cowboys: How American Politics Is Gendered - by Connor Aberle
Connor Aberle '19 examines systemic gendering in politics, just as America came so close yet so far from breaking the glass ceiling.
The GOP’s Sickening Assault on Bears Ears National Monument - by Sage Marshall
Sage Marshall '19 defends President Obama's designation of Bear Ears National Monument from State and Federal Republican attacks.
Finding the Needle in the Haystack: The Democratic Field for 2020 - by John Hodges
John Hodges '20 examines presidential candidates in a party desperately searching for its own identity.
What The U.S. Must Learn From the Swedish Welfare State - by Charlie King
Charlie King '18 explores what the United States may learn from the Jewel of the Nordic Countries.
Beyond the Assault Rifle Debate - by Ryan DeLoughry
Ryan DeLoughry '18 suggests that we expand the scope of the discussion of guns in America.
A Narrative Response to the 2016 Election - by Hannah Skopicki
Editor-in-Chief Hannah Skopicki '18 weighs in on the aftermath of the 2016 election.
Cuban Thaw: Assessing the Normalization of U.S.-Cuban Relations Through the Lens of Applied History - by Aaron Stagoff-Belfort
An argument for ending the Cuban embargo.
The Trump Administration Will Trap Immigrants to Exploit Them at Home and Abroad - by Andrew Fleming
Associate Editor Andrew Fleming '20 assesses the potential economic impact of Trump's proposed border wall.