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Vanderbilt's First and Only Nonpartisan Political Journal

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Vanderbilt's First and Only Nonpartisan Political Journal

Vanderbilt Political Review

David Axelrod (right) in discussion with Professor Nicole Hemmer (left) at Langford Auditorium, August 27th, 2024. Photo courtesy of Jared Contant.

Former Obama Campaign Advisor David Axelrod Visits Vanderbilt

Jared Contant, Contributor August 28, 2024

David Axelrod took the stage of a packed Langford Auditorium on Tuesday alongside Vanderbilt Professor of History Nicole Hemmer for a discussion about the American presidency and campaign strategy in an...

OP-ED: The Limitations of Civil Disobedience

OP-ED: The Limitations of Civil Disobedience

Ansley Steele, Contributor April 28, 2024

Tensions have escalated on college campuses across the United States in the wake of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack and Israel’s subsequent military operations in Gaza, sparking protests and debates that have...

Op-Ed: Static Polls and Trump’s Invisible Advantage: The 2020 Election, Part 2

Op-Ed: Static Polls and Trump’s Invisible Advantage: The 2020 Election, Part 2

Elliot Shani, Contributor April 21, 2024

For the first time since 1956, the United States is poised to see a repeat presidential election. When voters go to the polls this fall, they will be handed the same presidential ballot as four years ago,...

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Is the End of TikTok Really Upon Us? Here’s Everything You Need to Know.

Bianca Bays, Senior Editor April 16, 2024

The end of TikTok may just be upon us. On Wednesday, March 13, the United States House of Representatives approved a bill mandating that the owner of TikTok sell the app — or risk a ban from US app stores....

Op-Ed: “Diva Down”: The Short Rise and Fall of George Santos

Op-Ed: “Diva Down”: The Short Rise and Fall of George Santos

Mirabelle Pierre-Louis, Contributor April 1, 2024

Members of Congress and amused “X” users alike said good riddance to the House’s biggest diva and, most notoriously, biggest fraud in December, following his expulsion from the House of Representatives....

The Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary in San Francisco, Calif.

OP-ED: Alabama’s New Nitrogen Gas Execution Method is Immoral

Katie McMahon, Contributor February 27, 2024

Kenneth Smith was executed in Alabama with nitrogen gas, breathing strictly nitrogen through a face mask before passing away from oxygen deprivation on Jan. 25. This was the first time this method was...

OP-ED: The United States’ Losing Strategy with Iran

OP-ED: The United States’ Losing Strategy with Iran

Elliot Shani, Contributor February 16, 2024

On Jan. 28, Iran-backed militants killed three United States soldiers in Jordan by way of a drone attack. The U.S. government promised a harsh response, but Americans waited days before their military...

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Removing Trump from Ballots: A Win For or a Threat to Democracy?

Alícia Isasi, Contributor February 1, 2024

In an unprecedented and controversial use of the Constitution's insurrection clause, Colorado and Maine have disqualified former president Donald Trump from appearing on Republican primary ballots. In...

Are We Nearing the End of Public Education in Tennessee?—Governor Lee Proposes Universal School Vouchers

Are We Nearing the End of Public Education in Tennessee?—Governor Lee Proposes Universal School Vouchers

Elliot Shani, Contributor December 9, 2023

On the morning of November 28th, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee unveiled a proposal to expand the state’s school voucher program to begin in the 2024-25 school year. The Governor was joined by his Arkansas...

Why Joe Biden, Despite Democratic Voters’ Wishes, Will Remain His Party’s Nominee

Why Joe Biden, Despite Democratic Voters’ Wishes, Will Remain His Party’s Nominee

Drew Woodward, Contributor December 7, 2023

While the 2024 Republican primary campaign is in full swing and receiving significant media attention, the Democratic primary has gone mostly under the radar. While this would be par for the course in...

Swiss Politics and the Advantages of Direct Democracy

Swiss Politics and the Advantages of Direct Democracy

Jared Contant, Contributor December 6, 2023

Switzerland, as we know it today, did not start out as a unified national state. Instead, it began as a collection of republics throughout the Alps working together to defend their ideals of democracy...

Gavin Newsom speaks in Sacramento, 2020

OP-ED: Sunshine Showdown: Governors Desantis and Newsom Clash In Debate Of Presidential Hopefuls

Alex Mormorunni, Senior Editor December 4, 2023

The disparate governing philosophies of Governors Ron Desantis of Florida and Gavin Newsom of California have created polarizing and polar opposite states. On the night of November 30, in “The Great...

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