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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: PSCI-1150: Lessons from Nashville and D.C. on U.S. Elections

Bowen Staehly, Contributor February 2, 2025

The largest elective class in Vanderbilt’s history, PSCI-1150: U.S. Elections captivated over 1,000 students this fall. Under the leadership of some of Vanderbilt’s finest professors—Josh Clinton,...

Redistricting: We're Not Done Yet

Redistricting: We’re Not Done Yet

Max McCall November 12, 2022
Mid-decade redistricting is not particularly common. However, this may be starting to change, as parties become more brutal in their political machinations.
The Political Holy Wars

The Political Holy Wars

Cory Wurtenberger, Contributor April 8, 2021

In the 2020 election, former President Donald Trump cemented a trend that his “old pal” Ronald Reagan had begun to pave following his landslide victory over Jimmy Carter in 1980: Evangelicals vote...

What America First Really Meant

What America First Really Meant

Jansen Hammock January 22, 2021

An IED sat on the hill of the nation’s capital ready to hasten an already devolving Washington D.C. on the route to chaos. Windows of a Capitol room shattered from the impact of a riot shield as legislators...

A Greener Future: the New Horizon for Climate Change Policy in the Post-Trump Era

A Greener Future: the New Horizon for Climate Change Policy in the Post-Trump Era

Julia Tilton, Contributor December 8, 2020

It is scientific consensus that the international community’s actions over the next decade will determine the future viability of our planet as a human habitat. Poised to take office in January, President-elect...

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OP-ED: A Republican Referendum: How Can the GOP Rebuild in the Wake of Trump’s Loss?

Tejas Ogale, Contributor November 24, 2020

Partisanship and bitterness have ruled American politics for the past four years, perhaps more so than at any other time in our history. At the heart of this partisanship has, of course, been President...

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Twitter’s Isolated Bubbles vs. America’s Nuanced Political Reality

Salem Sayegh April 9, 2019

A data plot of the political twitter accounts based on their political leanings and number of followers. The far right side are accounts that are pro-trump whereas the far left side are accounts that...

Talking Voter Suppression with Dean John Geer

Talking Voter Suppression with Dean John Geer

Tony Owusu January 10, 2019

Political pundits on both sides of the aisle vehemently debate the prevalence of voter suppression today. Whether this comes in the form of discussions about “fake news” and the influence of foreign...

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Amendment One Passes in Nashville Increasing Community Oversight of Metro Police

Joe Lovinger November 8, 2018

As Nashvillians took to the polls during the 2018 midterm elections, they were voting for more than just their next representatives. The ballot also featured several proposed amendments to the Metropolitan...

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New Jersey’s Progressive Trump

Josh Lehrer November 14, 2017

With a resounding 56% of the state vote share, Phil Murphy became governor-elect of of New Jersey last week. His victory effectively earned Democrats of the state a mandate by retaining their large majority...

Bannon the Barbarian

Bannon the Barbarian

Jordan Grapentine November 13, 2017

From Goldman-Sachs, to Hollywood, to the White House: Steve Bannon wants your attention.   Steve Bannon wasn’t always this famous. As a political filmmaker, he never reached the heights...

White Supremacist Posters Found in Stevenson Library at Vanderbilt

White Supremacist Posters Found in Stevenson Library at Vanderbilt

Jacqui Pittman October 25, 2017

Today, posters blatantly supporting white supremacy were found hanging in a Stevenson study room—a Stevenson study room that is frequently visited by Muslim students of our community. The posters feature...

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