Nicholas Vance College of Arts and Science Class of 2014 President Obama stated in his 2010 State of the Union Address, “What the American people hope -– what they deserve -– is for all of us, Democrats and Republicans, to work through our differences; to overcome the numbing weight of our politics.” Yet in ...
Nicholas Vance College of Arts and Science Class of 2014 Since former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney announced his candidacy for the Presidency of the United States, one message has become resoundingly clear; Conservatives cannot get excited about Mitt. This lack of enthusiasm has roots back to issues Conservatives care about deeply — taxes, religion, ...
Disclaimer: I’m the President of Vanderbilt Political Review, a member of the cabinet of Vanderbilt Student Government, a member of the InterFaith Council, an executive board member of College Democrats, and a brother in Beta Upsilon Chi. Vanderbilt University is at a crossroads. We’ve traditionally been known as a “Southern” and “Christian” school and much ...
Alexandra Manthey College of Arts and Sciences Class of 2013 Within a relatively short amount of time, Vladimir Putin, current Prime Minister and former President of Russia (and one-time KGB operative), has managed to create somewhat of a stir in the international community. First came the announcement two weeks ago that Putin—by way of an ...
With the circus act of Republican presidential contenders and the UARS satellite falling out of the sky this past weekend, the supercommittee responsible for reducing our deficit has predictably commanded little of the nation’s attention. Perhaps another reason the supercommittee has been…
Matt Miller College of Arts and Science Class of 2015 Former governor of Utah and GOP presidential candidate Jon Huntsman attracted attention when he said that the Republican Party was quickly becoming “the anti-science party.” His remarks came after Texas governor Rick Perry expressed serious doubts about the reality of global warming. Speaking to ...
Noah Fram College of Arts and Science Class of 2013 It appears that most people would be happiest if we declared the 2012 election a draw and spent the next four years governed by direct plebiscite. Yes, elected officials are that despised. On the one hand, we have the sitting President, Barack Obama, who ...
This week in the news, memorials were held nationwide to remember the 10th anniversary of 9/11. One particular memorial that attracted a lot of attention took place at the site of ground zero where a new beautifully constructed memorial now stands. President Bush and President Obama stood side by side to commemorate the event. ...
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Late Sunday evening, President Barack Obama announced that Osama Bin Laden had been killed by US Special Forces. The entire country burst out in celebration from New York to DC to our own campus. What do you think the political ramifications of this will be? Does this wrap up the 2012 Presidential Campaign? Will Al ...