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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

OP-ED: Michael Knowles and a Pill Wrapped in Cheese

OP-ED: Michael Knowles and a Pill Wrapped in Cheese

Robert Harvey, Contributor November 29, 2023

Convincing a dog to swallow a pill is difficult. Wrapping that pill in food solves the issue. The dog is deceived but it is satisfied; it thinks it’s just eating some cheese. In very much the same way...

Vanderbilt Unity Project Hosts Tim Ryan

Vanderbilt Unity Project Hosts Tim Ryan

Justin Holmes, Staff Writer March 3, 2023

In an event titled “Civil Discourse in the Disinformation Age,” the Vanderbilt Project on Unity & American Democracy hosted former U.S. Representative Tim Ryan. Ryan, who served in Congress for...

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COVID, Communities, and Crime: A Discussion with Dr. Ryan Berg

Pipa Powers, Contributor September 28, 2022

Vanderbilt’s Alexander Hamilton Society hosted an event, “The Intersection of Pandemics and Politics in Latin America,” with Dr. Ryan Berg, on September 22, 2022. Dr. Berg specializes in U.S.-Latin...

“Sanctions Are Not A Substitute for Policy:” Dr. Anna Borshchevskaya Speaks on Russia-Ukraine

“Sanctions Are Not A Substitute for Policy:” Dr. Anna Borshchevskaya Speaks on Russia-Ukraine

Megan Michaels, Contributor April 5, 2022

“Vladimir Putin has catastrophically miscalculated the initial outcome of the war,” Dr. Anna Borshchevskaya stated when asked by Vanderbilt Distinguished Professor of History Thomas Schwartz about...

Sen. Marsha Blackburn Speaks to Vanderbilt College Republicans

Sen. Marsha Blackburn Speaks to Vanderbilt College Republicans

Patrick Tolan, Contributor April 3, 2022

Image Credit: “Marsha Blackburn” (unmodified) by Gage Skidmore is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 On the evening of Tuesday, March 15, Vanderbilt College Republicans (VCR) hosted United States Senator...

Lt. Gov. McNally Talks State Politics, Fiscal Responsibility with College Republicans

Lt. Gov. McNally Talks State Politics, Fiscal Responsibility with College Republicans

Donald Hall, Managing Director March 23, 2022

“It's better to try and work out problems and better to remain civil,” was Tennessee Lieutenant Governor Randy McNally’s response to the question about how working across the political aisle at the...

Vanderbilt College Democrats-Republicans Discussion: A Refreshing Exercise of Civil Discourse

Vanderbilt College Democrats-Republicans Discussion: A Refreshing Exercise of Civil Discourse

Kyle Heard, Contributor February 23, 2022

Image courtesy of Shane Mumma With the world of American politics as tumultuous as ever, the time seemed ripe for a discussion between Vanderbilt’s two largest political organizations: Vanderbilt...

Vanderbilt’s Class Action Lawsuit: a Vanderbilt Law School Professor’s Take

Vanderbilt’s Class Action Lawsuit: a Vanderbilt Law School Professor’s Take

Shreya Gupta, Contributor February 14, 2022

Photo Courtesy of Vanderbilt University via Flickr Almost a month has passed since the filing of a class-action lawsuit against Vanderbilt and a number of other top universities for colluding to fix...

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Foreign Policy Experts Come to Vanderbilt to Discuss US-Iran Relations Under the Biden Administration

Rohan Upadhyay, Contributor April 23, 2021

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...

VCR and VCD Go Head-to-Head on Minimum Wage

VCR and VCD Go Head-to-Head on Minimum Wage

Donald Hall, Senior Editor April 5, 2021

Members of the Vanderbilt College Republicans (VCR) and Vanderbilt College Democrats (VCD) took to the virtual last week, participating in a time-honored tradition of both organizations: the annual policy...

The Side Effect of a Stressful Election

The Side Effect of a Stressful Election

Megan Brennan, Contributor November 1, 2020

Is the upcoming election stressing you out? You’re not alone. In July, a Pew Research Center survey found that 55% of U.S. social media users said they were ‘worn out’ by political posts and discussions....

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The Challenge of Mass Incarceration Explored

Cameron Deal, Contributor October 21, 2020

On Tuesday evening, the Vanderbilt College Democrats (VCD) and Vanderbilt Prison Project (VPP) co-hosted a panel about mass incarceration, featuring Dr. Rosevelt Noble, Ashley Adams, Bettie Kirkland, and...

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