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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

CECOT, the maximum security prison in El Salvador in which Kilmar Ábrego García was kept.

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Opinion: Kilmar Ábrego García and Trump’s Big Lie about Immigration

Caleb Anderson, Senior Editor September 15, 2025

Imagine: you grow up in a simple neighborhood in El Salvador, working for your family’s pupusería. Suddenly, a dangerous gang is demanding money from your grandmother for protection, or they will conscript...

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Justice is (Color) Blind: Louisiana’s Radical Case to Erase Race from Redistricting

Aniruddh Marella, Senior Editor September 12, 2025

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was a landmark victory of the Civil Rights Movement. Signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson on August 6th, 1965, this bill was to counteract racist barriers that prevented...

People walk across the plaza of the U.S. Supreme Court building on the first day of the court's new term in Washington, U.S. October 3, 2022.  REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Obergefell on Trial Again: The Trojan Horse of Religious Liberty

Aniruddh Marella, Senior Editor September 2, 2025

On June 26, 2015, the Supreme Court issued a decision that transformed marriage law across the United States. In a 5-4 majority opinion by Justice Anthony Kennedy, the court ruled that states, under the...

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Opinion: The Human Cost of NIH Funding Cuts

Arya Germanwala, Senior Editor April 22, 2025

In recent months, the new administration has jeopardized one of the nation's most crucial scientific institutions: The National Institutes of Health (NIH). The NIH is currently the world's largest public...

The Supreme Court as composed June 30, 2022 to present

Opinion: Beyond the Bench: How Trump’s Justices Are Reshaping the Supreme Court

Shunnar Virani, Senior Editor April 17, 2025

President Trump’s first term was crucial for establishing a conservative majority on the Supreme Court for decades to come. With a Republican majority in the Senate, Trump was easily able to install...

Opinion: Talk Less, Smile More: The New Democratic Strategy

Opinion: Talk Less, Smile More: The New Democratic Strategy

Adam Hosein, Senior Editor April 13, 2025

To call the second Trump administration thus far a whirlwind would drastically understate the magnitude of the past few months on the federal government’s structure. Chaos has permeated Washington, D.C....

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Opinion: Honeymoon’s Over: Special Elections Hint at GOP Backlash

Shunnar Virani, Senior Editor April 2, 2025

On Tuesday, April 1, Florida held special elections to fill two U.S. House seats, and Wisconsin held an election for a seat on the state Supreme Court. In Florida’s first Congressional District, vacated...

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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...

Capitalism in the Age of AI: A New Beginning or the Beginning of the End?

Capitalism in the Age of AI: A New Beginning or the Beginning of the End?

Mark Pascut, Contributor March 26, 2025

Artificial intelligence and its continuous controversial rise are thought of in this post-modern era in big and bold words: revolutionary, transformative, unparalleled. The growing presence of AI is surpassing...

A scan of the human brain. The average adult brain contains one plastic spoon's worth of plastic.

The Poison in My Blood: We Need To Act On Plastics

Alex Mormorunni, Deputy Editor in Chief March 23, 2025

Leaded gasoline lowered the IQ scores of Americans who grew up in the 1960s and 1970s by nearly six points on average. Lead from tailpipe emissions permeated the air for most of the 20th century, and its...

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Opinion: Elon Musk, George Soros, and the Alarming Politicization of Justice

Skyler Barnes, Senior Editor March 5, 2025

Just two years ago, the Wisconsin Supreme Court race shattered records as the most expensive judicial election in U.S. history, with over $51 million spent. At the time, many saw this level of spending...

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Opinion: Mayday: Is It Still Safe to Fly?

Skyelor DeLoach, Contributor March 4, 2025

On January 29, 2025, American Airlines Flight 5342 collided with an Army helicopter in midair, resulting in the deadliest American aviation disaster since 2001, claiming the lives of all 67 passengers....

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