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Vanderbilt's First and Only Nonpartisan Political Journal

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

The debate surrounding Defund the Police is just one example of many where politicians lie about their opponents for their own political gain at the expense of the health of our political system (Source: https://bit.ly/3e6Qo3T).

Op-Ed: A Case for Being Pedantic

Liam Thompson, Contributor May 4, 2021

Socialism: it’s when the government does stuff. This common meme phrase is often used to highlight how readily/easily people accuse things of being socialist when they do not like those things. Perhaps...

Jared Cohen: A 21st Century Leader

Jared Cohen: A 21st Century Leader

Brooks Cain November 5, 2015

Jared Cohen is what so many of us aspire to be: a wunderkind who uses his talents and knowledge to change the world for the better. Highly accomplished, Jared is not that far removed from our student body....

Don’t Panic: Why the Iran Deal Will Keep the World Safer

Don’t Panic: Why the Iran Deal Will Keep the World Safer

Brooks Cain September 6, 2015

The recess battle over the Iran deal is drawing to a close. With Sen. Mikulski’s commitment to the deal, the Administration has marshaled enough support in the Senate to avoid defeat. With some further...

What is Donald Trump’s ‘Type’?

Michael Zoorob August 18, 2015

Despite calling John McCain “a loser” for his time as a prisoner of war in Vietnam, characterizing many Mexican immigrants as rapists and criminals, and calling Megan Kelly “a lightweight” (among...

A War of Words

Allia Calkins September 15, 2014

“If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, sheep to the slaughter” – George Washington The United States had Patrick Henry, India had Ghandi, and Scotland has…Shrek?...

Putin’s Crimean Blunder

Putin’s Crimean Blunder

Michael Zoorob March 16, 2014

Conventional wisdom portrays Putin as a master tactician. He isn’t one. Less than a week after the Sochi Olympics reached a coda, Russia invaded Ukraine, violating a millennial tradition of Olympic...

Out of the bars and onto the streets

Out of the bars and onto the streets

Caylyn Perry March 10, 2014

“Covering American Issues, one city at a time” In cities across the country, legislation bringing alcohol out of the bar and into the streets has gotten the green light from legislatures. In Huntsville,...

More Money, More Problems

More Money, More Problems

Brooks Cain February 28, 2014

Campaign season is the time for every citizen to learn about the candidates, their positions on key issues, and their promises for the constituents. It’s a beautiful time of shaking hands, kissing babies,...

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