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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
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Opinion: Kilmar Ábrego García and Trump’s Big Lie about Immigration
Caleb Anderson, Senior Editor • September 15, 2025
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Justice is (Color) Blind: Louisiana’s Radical Case to Erase Race from Redistricting
Aniruddh Marella, Senior Editor • September 12, 2025
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Obergefell on Trial Again: The Trojan Horse of Religious Liberty
Aniruddh Marella, Senior Editor • September 2, 2025
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Opinion: The Human Cost of NIH Funding Cuts
Arya Germanwala, Senior Editor • April 22, 2025
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Can A President Take Over A City?
September 2, 2025
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Aniruddh Marella, Senior Editor • September 2, 2025
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Noah Jenkins and Matthew Ye • August 26, 2025
World
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
Les MisérAIs: The Battle for Global AI Supremacy
Aniruddh Marella, Senior Editor • February 12, 2025
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Arya Germanwala, Senior Editor • February 6, 2025
Opinion: Tariff Turmoil or Triumph: An Analysis of Trump’s Economic Warpath on North America
Aniruddh Marella, Senior Editor • February 1, 2025
Podcast
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
Screenshot
VPRP Ep. 006 – Tubi Ganguly & Bao Le on BridgeVU and Campus Dialogue
Noah Jenkins, Podcast Director • August 7, 2025
Local
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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
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Judge Jones Reflects on Kitzmiller v. Dover: Evolution vs Intelligent Design in Schools
Gwendolyn Nasta, Senior Editor • March 2, 2025
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DOGE Cuts Mean Fewer Opportunities for Vanderbilt Students
Jason Vadnos, Contributor • February 24, 2025
Campus
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Judge Jones Reflects on Kitzmiller v. Dover: Evolution vs Intelligent Design in Schools
Gwendolyn Nasta, Senior Editor • March 2, 2025

Two decades after Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District, intelligent design is virtually extinct, but the debate about religion in schools...

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Jason Vadnos, Contributor • February 24, 2025
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Bowen Staehly, Contributor • February 2, 2025
Opinion: The Gaping Chasm: Polarization in Media
Aarya Morgaonkar, Contributor • February 2, 2025
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