Donald Trump — former President and business mogul — has been indicted by a New York grand jury with several counts related to coordinating hush money payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels. This...
Jake Mireles, Assistant Opinion Editor
• November 22, 2022
After being largely absent from the political landscape, save for the occasional interview or post on Truth Social, Donald Trump is back to large amounts of fanfare. The former president, who tried to...
The idea of holding politicians accountable seems like something our government should do to uphold the honor and dignity of a true democracy. However, the amount of dirt constantly swept under the rug...
In Federalist Paper 51, James Madison says, “if men were angels, no government would be necessary,” articulating the need for a stable government in the face of a capricious mankind. One structure...
Jon Taylor, Department Chair and Professor for the Department of Political Science and Geography, explained the impact the Jan. 6 attack on the capitol had on politics over a year later.
“It had...
On Nov. 7, 2020, I, and I assume many other folks, breathed a huge sigh of relief when several national media outlets projected Joe Biden won the presidency and “The Donald” was officially out of a...
As of Nov. 8, Democratic candidate Joe Biden was confirmed as the next
president-elect of the United States. The result led to President Trump’s refusal to concede and finally accept his defeat. His...
President Donald Trump's recent defeat makes him the 11th sitting president in U.S. history to be denied a second term in the White House; however, the self-described “alt-right,” an offshoot of conservatism...
In the midst of the 2020 presidential election, an issue that hasn’t been fully discussed by the two candidates is immigration reform, and particularly the role of Immigrations and Customs Enforcement...
In September 1960, the first U.S. presidential debate on live television was held between candidates John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon.
This debate is famous in political circles for the impact that...
Isabella Nieto, Contributing Writer
• September 29, 2020
The Nobel Peace Prize, created in 1895, has, for over a century, been given to the individual who has “done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of...
Last Tuesday, Washington Post’s Associate Editor Bob Woodward published “Rage,” a tell-all book giving a synopsis of various interviews between Woodward and President Trump. The president’s love...
