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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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A Mission to Reconnect America

Natalia Fleischmann, Contributor April 11, 2026

Late one evening in small-town Michigan, an 83-year-old independent senator stood at a wooden podium inside a union hall. They asked questions about wages, health care, and corporate power. There were...

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...

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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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...

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