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Vanderbilt Political Review
Vanderbilt's First and Only Nonpartisan Political Journal

Vanderbilt Political Review
Vanderbilt's First and Only Nonpartisan Political Journal

Vanderbilt Political Review
U.S.
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Judge Turns the Page on Library Shutdown Plan
Aniruddh Marella, Senior Editor • September 25, 2025
Photo by The White House from Flickr
Trump Makes Headlines, Macron Makes History (of Failure)
Dina Ishak, Senior Editor • September 23, 2025
Pictured from Left to Right: Professor Alissa Heydari, Special Agent Ashley Johnson, Jared Fishman answering student questions on the book “Fire on the Levee: The Murder of Henry Glover and the Search for Justice After Hurricane Katrina”
Fire on the Levee: What Katrina Taught Us About Criminal Justice Reform
Aniruddh Marella, Senior Editor • September 17, 2025
CECOT, the maximum security prison in El Salvador in which Kilmar Ábrego García was kept. Image by “Venezuelans leaving the Terrorism Confinement Center” by Casa Presidencial El Salvador is licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal
Opinion: Kilmar Ábrego García and Trump’s Big Lie about Immigration
Caleb Anderson, Senior Editor • September 15, 2025
Recent
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Judge Turns the Page on Library Shutdown Plan
Aniruddh Marella, Senior Editor • September 25, 2025
Alícia Isasi on VPR This Year and the National Guard in DC
Alícia Isasi and Noah Jenkins • September 24, 2025
Trump Makes Headlines, Macron Makes History (of Failure)
Dina Ishak, Senior Editor • September 23, 2025
World
In Defense of the UN
Caleb Anderson, Senior Editor • October 4, 2025
Nepal’s 48-Hour Revolution: Gen Z Rewrites the Rules of Power
Aniruddh Marella and Karun Dhakal • September 28, 2025
Trump Makes Headlines, Macron Makes History (of Failure)
Dina Ishak, Senior Editor • September 23, 2025
Opinion: Zelenskyy Can’t Win the War, But He Can Try to Win the Narrative
Dina Ishak, Senior Editor • March 4, 2025
Opinion: France, and Why Trump’s Message on Foreign Policy Is Working
Michael Kozma, Contributor • February 24, 2025
The Twilight of Pax Americana in Europe
Young Yao, Contributor • February 19, 2025
Podcast
Alícia Isasi on VPR This Year and the National Guard in DC
Alícia Isasi on VPR This Year and the National Guard in DC
Alícia Isasi and Noah Jenkins • September 24, 2025
VPRP Ep. 009 - Noah Jenkins and Matthew Ye on Political Philosophy
VPRP Ep. 009 – Noah Jenkins and Matthew Ye on Political Philosophy
Noah Jenkins and Matthew Ye • August 26, 2025
VPRP Ep. 008 - Matthew Ye on the Canadian Election
VPRP Ep. 008 – Matthew Ye on the Canadian Election
Noah Jenkins and Matthew Ye • August 26, 2025
VPRP Ep. 007 - RaeAnna Morales on DEI in American Institutions
VPRP Ep. 007 – RaeAnna Morales on DEI in American Institutions
Noah Jenkins and RaeAnna Morales • August 26, 2025
Local
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Nashville’s Vanishing Voters: The 3% Problem
Roscoe Heuer, Contributor • October 1, 2025
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What to Know about Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District Special Election
Natalia Fleischmann, Contributor • September 16, 2025
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Tennessee’s School Voucher Law: The Rich Just Got Richer
Dina Ishak and Arya Germanwala • April 8, 2025
Photo by Gwendolyn Nasta
Judge Jones Reflects on Kitzmiller v. Dover: Evolution vs Intelligent Design in Schools
Gwendolyn Nasta, Senior Editor • March 2, 2025
Campus
Pictured from Left to Right: Professor Alissa Heydari, Special Agent Ashley Johnson, Jared Fishman answering student questions on the book “Fire on the Levee: The Murder of Henry Glover and the Search for Justice After Hurricane Katrina”
Fire on the Levee: What Katrina Taught Us About Criminal Justice Reform
Aniruddh Marella, Senior Editor • September 17, 2025

After striking Louisiana two decades ago, Hurricane Katrina remains among the deadliest US natural disasters, forever changing American attitudes...

Judge Jones Reflects on Kitzmiller v. Dover: Evolution vs Intelligent Design in Schools
Gwendolyn Nasta, Senior Editor • March 2, 2025
DOGE Cuts Mean Fewer Opportunities for Vanderbilt Students
Jason Vadnos, Contributor • February 24, 2025
Opinion: PSCI-1150: Lessons from Nashville and D.C. on U.S. Elections
Bowen Staehly, Contributor • February 2, 2025
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With the dome of the U.S. Capitol in the background, members of the DC National Guard keep watch outside Union Station after U.S. President Donald Trump deployed the National Guard and ordered an increased federal law enforcement presence to assist in crime prevention, in Washington, D.C., August 19, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
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