Democrats must make it clear what they’re fighting for—and fight for it By: Shane McCauley With the 2024 election coming up, Democrats are understandably worried about the potential consequences of a second Trump term. For this reason, the party has attempted to frame 2024 as a referendum on Donald Trump and his policies, as it did in […]
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Ron DeSantis: Sun Sets on the Sunshine State Governor After He Tries to Out-Trump Trump
By: Meredith Richardson In the not-so-distant past, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis was hailed as a rising star in Republican politics, even entering the national stage as a contender in the 2024 presidential election. Yet, in a matter of mere weeks, his prospects plummeted – culminating in him dropping out of the race late last month. How did […]
DeSantis’ Campaign Blues
How not to run a campaign against Donald Trump By: You-Yan Wang For Ron DeSantis, the campaign trail started with a botched and glitchy interview led by Elon Musk, promising to “lead our great American comeback,” and ended with a distant second-place finish in a state where he visited all 99 counties. DeSantis’ presidential campaign has been a […]
Piracy for Palestine
Houthi Attacks are Terrorism, not Protest By: Walker Cox Most Americans couldn’t point to Yemen on a map, let alone tell you what the Houthi movement is. Is the United States embroiling itself in another ill-conceived Middle Eastern crusade it couldn’t possibly understand? No. Even though it is important to understand the context of the […]
Assassination Diplomacy
The Motivations for Israel’s Targeted Killings are not just Revenge By: Walker Cox The arm of the Israeli intelligence community is certainly long, powerful, and, invigorated by recent atrocities, bound to come down hard on the heads of Hamas leaders. Israel is justified in its response, but it is worth noting that Israel’s motivations may […]
Although the Country is Falling Apart, Ecuador is in Good Hands
Drug cartels are terrorizing Ecuador By: Tobiashus Swatherton Although the Ecuadorian president saw the country’s homicide rates increase ninefold, drug cartels hold news anchors hostage, and multiple prisoner gangs control their very own prisons, his plan is very promising. People can trust Noboa, the president of Ecuador, for a simple reason: although he was off to […]
Indian Election Preview
Why India Needs Modi By: Rohan Jayaraman This April, over 700 million people will cast their ballots in the Lok Sabha Indian Elections. These voters will choose between the incumbent Prime Minister Narendra Modi of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Representative Rahul Gandhi of the Indian National Congress Party (INC). Despite initial uncertainty over the results, […]
President Backed into a Corner
Biden faces pressure to act as the Israeli-Hamas conflict escalates By: Oliver Straight Nissen Since Israel’s formation at the end of World War II, conflict between Israel and Palestine has remained. Recently, however, tensions in the Middle East have grown once again. Despite being one of Israel’s closest allies, the United States has remained mostly […]
In Taiwan, A New Election and A New Leader
But the election of the DPP may not bode well for Sino-American relations By: David Xiong As much of our current attention focuses on Sino-American tensions over the issue of Taiwan’s sovereignty, Taiwan had an event of its own. In what the island saw as a watershed moment for their democracy, its people chose the […]
Trump vs. DeSantis
Friends become foes in the 2024 Republican primary By Asher Esty ’25 Don’t shoot your teammate in the foot! This idea seems simple enough, but the Republican primary candidates do not understand the message and instead fight with each other, turning former teammates into enemies. Former President Donald Trump and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis have […]