by Elle M | Apr 4, 2022 | Rollins College
The Supreme Court case of United States v. Zubaydah reached its final decision on March 3, 2022–a landmark decision on the issue of the state secrets privilege. Abu Zubaydah—a suspected al Qaeda lieutenant with information on future attacks–was allegedly held in...
by Lizzy S | Apr 4, 2022 | Rollins College
The annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) was held in Orlando, Florida on February 24th through February 27th, 2022. CPAC is one of the largest and most influential conventions for American conservatives. Many well-known conservative activists and...
by Kaitlyn Hart | Mar 25, 2022 | SUNY-Binghamton
While former President Donald Trump’s new social media network, Truth Social, may end up becoming a “Big Failure” rather than the “Big Tent” it set out to be, alternate social media platforms for conservatives are on the rise. Truth Social is not the first of its...
by Sameer Bhasin | Feb 26, 2022 | University of Chicago
Throughout his four years in office, President Donald Trump’s rhetoric on immigration was unparalleled. Trump’s willingness to brazenly insult immigrants and ethnic minorities directly played into his role as a right-wing populist hero. Unfortunately, while in that...
by Falan Walker | Feb 22, 2022 | Boston University
Political appointments within bureaucracy are usually not headline worthy- unless they are controversial in nature. Former U.S. president Donald Trump appointed a litany of controversial figures to senior positions, creating a storm of criticism; perhaps for just...