The danger behind media bias and distortion By: Ahna Jung Imagine sitting in an airplane, when all of a sudden, the engine falters. Helpless, you watch as the plane plummets rapidly to the ground, and the only thing you can hear in these final moments are the shrieks and cries of everyone around you. This […]
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The Democrats Are In The First Stage of Grief – Denial
By: Sophia Stafford The Democratic Party needs to take responsibility for their defeat This November, the Democratic Party lost the White House, the Senate, the House of Representatives, and their dignity. The election was undeniably a disaster for the Democrats, but their reaction to the loss is equally troubling. “It’s official, America’s elected its first […]
Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau Resigns
Trudeau failed to recognize the signs of a failing tenure By: Seth Kim Under mounting opposition, Justin Trudeau resigned as the leader of the Liberal Party and the Prime Minister of Canada on January 6th, 2025. Recent polls show that the Liberal Party will trail the Conservative Party by a wide margin (79-205) after the […]
A Turning Point for Fairness in College Athletics
The Supreme Court empowers student-athletes, challenging the NCAA’s long-standing model By: Anshika Chadda The Supreme Court’s unanimous decision on June 21, 2021, in NCAA vs Alston marked a dramatic change in the world of collegiate athletics, opposing long standing restrictions on compensation for NCAA athletes. The ruling deemed the NCAA’s limitations on education-related benefits as […]
Above the Law: Supreme Court Presidential Immunity Decision
Why the Supreme Court decision puts America’s justice system at risk By: Shirley Zhu One hundred thirty-seven years ago, Lord Acton, an advocate for individual liberty, said,“power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” This idea is still in play today, as the recent Supreme Court presidential immunity decision truly reflects how a subjective […]
A Chance to Pivot
Presidential Candidates Announce Their Foreign Policies By: Oliver Straight Nissen With the upcoming United States presidential election, it is important to understand how each candidate will approach foreign policy. With both the Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Palestine conflicts breaking out in the last three years and the United States playing a central part in global politics, choosing […]
A Silent Blow: Overturning a Decades-Old Doctrine
Chevron deference’s overturning and how it might shape the future of the U.S legal system By: Mirabel Ge On June 28, the American Supreme Court struck its gavel, officially overturning Chevron deference—an anti-climactic collapse to a decades-old legal battle. The court’s 6-3 conservative ruling eliminated the doctrine that gave federal agencies the freedom to interpret […]
A Shock to the German Left
The Alternative for Germany party’s success in the most recent German state elections By: Matthew Walsh On September 1, the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party won a state election in the eastern state of Thuringia, Germany, marking the first state-level victory for a far-right party since the Nazis during the Second World War. The AfD […]
A Russia-Ukraine Peace Deal
Why peace is mutually beneficial and how it can happen By: David Xiong In June 2024, world leaders gathered for an unprecedented peace summit in Switzerland. The peace meeting represented a marked shift in stance from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who has insisted that Ukraine fight for its rightful territory for as long as needed. […]
Affirmative Action
A bandaid to achieving equity By David Xiong ’26 On an intense June day of 2023, two Supreme Court justices viewed the court’s controversial decision to overturn affirmative action in very different ways. “You got to find other ways to improve the [college] selection process, but we haven’t found those ways just yet,” asserted Justice […]