by Livi Hally | Nov 23, 2020 | Northeastern University
Signs from a Trump Rally; photo by Al Drago of the New York Times In early December of 2016, a gunman opened fire in a D.C. restaurant, under the belief that children were being held in its basement as a part of a pedophilia ring involving Democratic Presidential...
by Delaney Moore | Nov 18, 2020 | University of Chicago
After the 2020 election and, presumably, the end of the Trump presidency, the United States is left facing both a polarized electorate and a polarized legislature. Republican lawmakers have been unwilling to rebuff Trump’s attempts to undermine a free-and-and-fair...
by Miguel Rozenberg | Nov 18, 2020 | University of Chicago
President Trump has left a legacy that is more impactful than several presidents. However, this might not necessarily be due to his demagogic rhetoric or political blunders, but because of the Supreme Court. He appointed three supreme court justices, which is the most...
by Matthew Bonanno | Nov 18, 2020 | University of Chicago
On September 18, 2020, the Supreme Court delivered shocking news: longtime liberal stalwart Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died at 87 years old. Despite democratic norms against seating a new Justice during a Presidential election, Senate Republicans confirmed Donald...
by Ed Schmeltzer | Nov 17, 2020 | University of Chicago
As the 2020 election winds down and the Democratic Party has, by all reputable accounts, been confirmed as the victor, Op-Eds across the internet have been released mourning the death of the projected Democratic ‘blue wave’. This was the hoped-for upsurge in...