The start of 2022 marks a checkpoint in the political cycle, with deadlines approaching for states to redraw their congressional districts following the updated population figures of the 2020 census released...
When was the last time you heard “trailer park”? Was it the butt of a joke about rednecks? Or maybe in a Kacey Musgrave lyric? Most people who use the term aren’t thinking about trailer parks,...
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While we at VPR have never made a political endorsement, as we are an apolitical forum, the strength of Jay...
The Freer Future Fest - a libertarian conference in Nashville which members of the Vanderbilt Libertarians organization helped put on - hosted a debate on Saturday, October 9th, between political Twitch...
Note: The following anonymous piece of writing was procured by VPR when a manila envelope containing a longer version of the article in an incomprehensible scrawl was slipped under...
On April 12th, a group of Nashville residents, including members of the Vanderbilt Prison Project, gathered in front of the Davy Crockett Tower to demand the release of Donald Ray Clemons, who, since shortly...
The Vanderbilt chapter of the Alexander Hamilton Society (AHS) - a national organization that encourages discussions on US foreign policy - hosted an event on April 15th about United States policy towards...
Tennessee is not merely a red state, it is bright crimson. What was once the embodiment of late 20th-century “Southern Centrism,” electing Blue Dog Democrats for the House (such as Henry Ford Jr.,...
In the week leading up to Mar. 4, the Tennessee state prison system reported 16 new confirmed cases of COVID-19. These cases have brought the prison total to 6,541 recoveries and 42 deaths. Of the 42 deaths,...
Long Hunter State Park and Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park are working to “save the bees” by acquiring and maintaining beehives through the Tennessee State Parks Honey Project. Although still...
Though the majority of the election spotlight has shone upon the candidates representing the Democratic and Republican parties, those candidates were not the only winners and losers coming out of election...
Amidst the uncertainties and hyper-partisan polarization that erupted on the national stage following an extended absentee ballot count last Tuesday, it can be easy to overlook the developments that took...
