The Fall of Affirmative Action
University mission statements, in emphasizing the need to provide a comprehensive education for future leaders of society, usually note that they value exposure to a broad...
The United States Congress was structured by cis men, for cis men. As generations pass, America has changed its rhetoric, Instagram posts, and even passed a law occasionally to create the facade of progress,...
On December 7, 1941, the Empire of Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The next day, President Franklin D. Roosevelt addressed the U.S. Congress, which immediately and overwhelmingly declared war on Japan,...
From late summer to early fall of 2021, Gabby Petito’s story dominated American news cycles. Gabby was a vlogger who was reported missing following a cross-country road trip with her fiance – the primary...
Midterm elections will be held this coming November. Although that may feel far away, the main battles between Democrats and Republicans have already begun to form, and many on both sides of the aisle...
George W. Bush was a president through difficult times. He led the nation through September 11th, 2001, and commanded war efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan. He was president through Hurricane Katrina, and...
On March 9, 2022, I sat down with Jerry Goldman, Professor Emeritus of Political Science at Northwestern University. Professor Goldman taught for over forty years, thirty-six of those years at Northwestern...
In April 2021, President Joe Biden spoke in front of a joint session of Congress, after being invited by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi two weeks prior. Due to COVID-19 protocols, “There does not need to...
On November 17, 2021, I had a conversation with Daniel Biss, a mathematician and former Illinois State Representative and State Senator, who currently serves as the 22nd Mayor of Evanston since May 20,...
Jaclyn grew up in a working class Latinx family; none of her family had attended college. She dreamed of attending college and becoming an attorney. When she finally graduated, her parents could not afford...
Montana is home to 1,050,493 people, all represented by Republican Matt Rosendale in the House of Representatives, while Rhode Islanders, who have 9,146 more citizens, have Democrats David Cicilline and...
For supporters of paid leave, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand’s re-introduction of the Family and Medical Insurance Leave Act (FAMILY Act) seems like a great opportunity to achieve a long-standing progressive...
