by Selena Spencer | May 8, 2019 | University of Chicago
This piece explores the relationship between the Republican Party and racism in the recent past and the current political climate. Within the United States, political discourse can’t exist without the imposition of race. Many people who are affiliated with the...
by Thomas Martino | May 7, 2019 | University of Chicago
The Gulf War On September 11, 1990, President H.W. Bush addressed a joint session of Congress concerning the Gulf War. The War was a decisive victory for the United States and a coalition of more than twenty other nations. The Iraqi troops occupying Kuwait were...
by Emily Maercklein | May 7, 2019 | University of Chicago
Day One in the Buttigieg Administration Compared to the policy-dense campaigns run by Bernie Sanders and other Democratic hopefuls, Pete Buttigieg’s candidacy has, thus far, been surprisingly free of many policy particulars. Other candidates are often identified...
by Alexa Keith | May 7, 2019 | University of Chicago
On May 6, 2019, a drone dropped flyers outside of an Ariana Grande concert in Sacramento. The flyers read, “the press is the enemy”, “mob organized crime”, “police state/fascism”, and featured images of a swastika. It’s safe to say, “Fake News” has taken the West by...
by Emily Morrison | May 7, 2019 | University of Chicago
On Wednesday, the House of Representatives will hold a vote on whether or not to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress. These charges stem from Barr’s refusal to comply with House Democrats’ subpoena for the full, unredacted Mueller...
