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The Rise of Negative Partisanship
May 08, 2022 | Written by Ella Witalec '24 When asked to rate on a scale of 1-100 how “favorable and warm” their views of their own...
May 8, 20223 min read


Ghost Guns
May 08, 2022 | Written by - Sophia Casa '23 As recent weeks of mass shootings have highlighted, guns undoubtedly have a negative impact...
May 8, 20222 min read
Elon Musk's Passionate Love Story with the First Amendment
May 08, 2022 | Written by Reema Gupta '22 As of April 28th, 2022, Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, now owns Twitter. Musk himself has...
May 8, 20222 min read
Analysis of the September Supreme Court Testimonies Against the FBI
November 1, 2021 | Written By - Lauren Izanec '22 2018. This was the year that over 100 women came forward to testify against Larry...
Nov 1, 20212 min read
The Cleveland Mayoral Race
November 1, 2021 | Written By - Sophia Casa '23 “This is the most critical election of our lifetimes” This statement, uttered by...
Nov 1, 20214 min read
A Quick Note from the Editors
November 3, 2020 | Written By - Ria Raj '21 and Katherine Cassese '21 Happy Election day! As we dive into this emotional week, we ask you...
Nov 3, 20202 min read
Obergefell v. Hodges
November 3, 2020 | Written By - Barbara Yang '21 Obergefell v. Hodges, a landmark Supreme Court decision that gave same-sex couples the...
Nov 3, 20202 min read
Free Speech & Misinformation on Social Media
November 2, 2020 | Written By - Katherine Cassese '21 In the United States, one statue that governs social media is Section 230 of the...
Nov 3, 20202 min read
It's Time to Talk About Far-Right Extremism
November 3, 2020 | Written By - Sophia Casa '23 If you’ve looked on any news channel within the last six months, you’re bound to notice...
Nov 3, 20204 min read
Modern Day Terrorist Attack
November 3, 2020 | Written By - Camryn Houston '21 The plot to kidnap Michigan Governor, Gretchen Whitmer, is a convoluted and scary one,...
Nov 3, 20202 min read


The Forgotten Genocide
October 1st, 2020 | Written By - Ria Raj '21 "Who, after all, speaks today of the annihilation of the Armenians?" Amongst historians,...
Oct 2, 20203 min read
White People Created the Model Minority Myth and it's Dividing BIPOC Communities
October 1st, 2020 | Written By - Kendall Braaten '23 Historically, America has been known as the “land of opportunity.” But whether or...
Oct 2, 20203 min read


The Developing Story of Breonna Taylor
October 1st, 2020 | Written By - Camryn Houston '21 It has been 202 days since the murder of Breonna Taylor. On March 13th, in Louisville...
Oct 2, 20202 min read
Facing Up to Our Histories: The United States and Poland
October 1st, 2020 | Written By - Katherine Cassesse '21 For the past few years, there has been renewed discussion in the news about...
Oct 2, 20203 min read


Behind the Graphic Images Pro-lifers Use
February 26th, 2020 | Written By - Carrie Bifulco '21 We see them occasionally, on the sides of buses, mounted on posters, and plastered...
Feb 26, 20203 min read
2020 Caucuses Update
February 26th, 2020 | Written By - Eleanor Pompa '23 With the presidential elections happening later this year, the caucuses and the...
Feb 26, 20202 min read
Office of the Pardon Attorney
February 26th, 2020 | Written By - Katherine Cassese '21 Article II, Section II of the Constitution states that “[the President] shall...
Feb 26, 20202 min read
The Danger of an Echo Chamber
February 26th, 2020 | Written By - Abby Mcgowan '21 It is not a single choice that gets us stuck in a feedback loop. For many, it is...
Feb 26, 20202 min read


Coronavirus and Xenophobia
February 26th, 2020 | Written By - Maggie Chen '23 By now, few people have not heard about the coronavirus outbreak. As of February 19,...
Feb 26, 20202 min read


Sanders' Army of Cyberbullies
February 26th, 2020 | Written By - Reema Gupta '22 “I have more than 10 million followers on Twitter, 99.9 percent of them are decent...
Feb 26, 20202 min read
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