The start of a slippery slope?: the Supreme Court’s October docket
In a post Roe v. Wade world, the Supreme Court has shown a clear push for a society that reflects conservative values. This shift started under the presidency of Donald J. Trump, who nominated enough GOP-aligned justices to create a conservative majority of six to three on the Supreme Court. Since Trump and Republican-led efforts […]
On Being a Mexican-American in a time of Humanitarian Crisis
Contrary to the one hundred thousand migrants who crossed the United States’ southern border in February alone, I didn’t have to work, starve, or risk my or my children’s life for opportunity. And yet, as a politically active and aware Mexican-American woman, I struggle to find ways to cope with feeling helpless as two parts […]
Trump Acquitted: For Country or for Party?
Following the Capitol insurrection on January 6, former President Donald Trump has come under intense scrutiny for inciting the riots in the nation’s capital. Shortly after the attack—which left many injured and five dead—House Democrats delivered a second article of impeachment in an unprecedented display of disdain. The Democrats attempted to establish that Trump was […]
Transparent Transphobia: The Fight for LGBT Rights Is Far From Over
The day after President Joe Biden was sworn into office, #BidenErasedWomen trended on Twitter. What had the brand-new president done to women that was so horrible? He signed an executive order to protect LGBT Americans from discrimination. Biden signed several executive orders on his first day in office; most of them reversed Trump-era policies regarding […]
Algorithms Are Censoring Us
Image by Ethan Harris Twitter’s ban of former president Donald Trump has sparked a national debate about online censorship. The president’s supporters rallied to his side, asserting that social media platforms should not censor conservatives for holding certain beliefs. From the printing press to Facebook, technology has always molded how society understands freedom of speech, […]
The GOP Abandoning Trump Is Not Praiseworthy. It’s Self-Preservation.
In the months since President Trump lost re-election, a number of Republican leaders have moved to detach themselves from Trump and Trumpism. More may follow in the coming months. But that does not mean they should be praised. Lawmakers have only started to distance themselves from Trump’s sect of the party as his danger—or at […]
Coming of Age in the Age of Trump
As Donald Trump leaves office, those of us who learned politics during his administration must reckon with what he’s taught us.
Episode 8: “The 2020 Elections”
Photo by Adam Schultz Listen and subscribe to our podcast: Via Spotify | Via Apple Podcasts In the wake of the 2020 Elections, Max sits down with a panel of NUPR contributors to discuss the results and implications of the elections. Alex Jarecki, Stephanie Luiz, Noah Colbert, and Taraneh Azar address questions about why the election turned out […]
The Cognitive Dissonance of Post-Election Protests
Courtesy of Bill Wu After an unprecedented delay in election results spurred anxiety throughout the nation, Joe Biden is poised to become the forty-sixth president of the United States come January. Amid this uncertainty, President Donald Trump sowed distrust in the election process and increased tensions among voters, crying election fraud just as a child […]
Senate Republicans’ Misguided, Last-Ditch China Strategy
In April, the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) distributed a fifty-seven page memo titled, “Corona Big Book.” Its message was simple. “China caused this pandemic by covering it up, lying, and hoarding the world’s supply of medical equipment,” the memo reads. “China is an adversary that has stolen millions of American jobs, sent fentanyl to […]