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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

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Opinion: Diversity and Equality Can Coexist, Just Not Under DEI

RaeAnna Morales, Contributor April 1, 2025

While some argue that diversity initiatives in the workplace undermine equality, others claim that equality cannot be achieved without intentional diversity efforts. However, these two principles should...

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Opinion: Let Them Piss in Peace

Shunnar Virani, Senior Editor February 11, 2025

On Nov. 6 at 5:37 a.m. Eastern, Donald Trump was projected by the Associated Press as the next president of the United States. By winning Wisconsin, Trump brought his electoral total to 277 votes, securing...

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Opinion: The Peanut Farmer Was Right All Along

Noah Jenkins, Podcast Director February 7, 2025

No person, event, or idea that is important enough to reside in the collective consciousness of a nation does so neutrally. A ruler was famous or infamous. A revolution was progressive or regressive. An...

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Opinion: A Vanderbilt Republican’s Opinion on the Election

Frederik Schutz, Contributor November 17, 2024

It’s morning again in America. That’s the sentiment shared by me and Republicans on campus, as well as across the country, following the Republican Party’s and Donald Trump’s decisive victory...

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Opinion: Trust and Polarization: Overcoming Our Perceived Divisions

Jason Vadnos, Contributor November 12, 2024

From inside our classrooms to the average post on X, American society constantly highlights  our differences. Political polarization has become a buzz-word in our daily lives, encapsulating the growing...

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Horseshoe Theory in American Politics

Rachel Sobers, Contributor November 11, 2024

Political ideology is traditionally organized into a spectrum in which the far left and the far right systematically oppose one another: the beliefs of the left resist those of the right and vice versa,...

Tech mogul and influential figure in online political discourse, Elon Musk.

Elon Musk and the Alt-Right Pipeline: A Case Study in Influence

Caleb Anderson, Contributor September 24, 2024

It’s common to encounter a teenage boy who’s been exposed to conservative talking heads on YouTube and always makes it a point to share whatever edgy opinion that’s relevant (or not) to the conversation...

Opinion: Pavel Durov – friend or foe for free speech?

Opinion: Pavel Durov – friend or foe for free speech?

Robert Tang, Senior Editor September 22, 2024

On August 24, 2024, Telegram CEO Pavel Durov flew to the outskirts of Paris on his private jet on what can be considered a typical Saturday. His normal day was disrupted by an abrupt arrest by French authorities...

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Opinion: The Tragic Tale of the Invertebrate Vivek Ramaswamy

Andrew Kyung, Editor-in-Chief June 7, 2024

“I would not have voted for you… because you’re an Indian,” said Ann Coulter to Vivek Ramaswamy. Ramaswamy blinked twice, nodding slightly as if to steady himself. Until that moment, their dialogue...

SATIRE: The Dishonorable Treatment of the Honorable George Santos

SATIRE: The Dishonorable Treatment of the Honorable George Santos

Matthew Moy, Staff Writer November 10, 2023

The Honorable George Santos, M.D., D.O., Ph.D., D.V.M., O.D., D.B.A., Ed.D. D.M., D.S.W., D.F.A., J.D., Pharm.D., D.D.S., in a gross perversion of justice, was unfairly accused of a number of crimes including...

Henry Lee Professor of Economics Claudia Goldin

Nobel Prize for Economics Awarded to Claudia Goldin For Research On Women’s Pay

Alex Mormorunni, Senior Editor October 15, 2023

On October 9, Harvard professor of economics Claudia Goldin was awakened by a phone call from Sweden. In the early hours of the morning, she was informed that she had been awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics...

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The Future of African American Studies: A Conversation with Professor David Ikard

Hananeel Morinville February 14, 2023

For many years AP students have reported to College Board that they would like a course that centers Black history and culture. College Board responded by creating “AP African American Studies,” according...

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