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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

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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...

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What Now? Vanderbilt Women Tell Us What Comes Next

Lily Bragin January 1, 2022

“What now?” was the central question at the virtual TEDxVanderbiltUniversityWomen event on Friday, Dec. 10. Viewers heard from both Vanderbilt leaders and speakers who had participated in the TedWomen...

What You Need to Know About Omicron

What You Need to Know About Omicron

Sarah “Bella” Roth, Contributor December 1, 2021

The last thing Americans wanted during their Thanksgiving break was to have to learn another Greek letter. However, last week, South Africa and Botswana announced their first cases of what the World Health...

Debates on Mandates: The COVID-19 Vaccination Controversy

Debates on Mandates: The COVID-19 Vaccination Controversy

Julian Yang, Contributor October 21, 2021
COVID-19 vaccinations offered a glimmer of hope in ending the pandemic when introduced in Dec. 2020. However, this sparked a new debate over issues such as the political attachment to vaccines, freedom of choice, and precautions for public safety. 
SATIRE: We'll Miss You, Andrew Cuomo

SATIRE: We’ll Miss You, Andrew Cuomo

Indraneel Pai, Contributor August 30, 2021

Andrew Cuomo, longtime political powerhouse and a man once heralded as the face of the Democratic Party, has made the entirely voluntary and not at all politically motivated decision to step down as Governor...

How Covid Inspired a Work Revolution

How Covid Inspired a Work Revolution

Indraneel Pai, Contributor June 3, 2021

Small businesses are struggling to find workers. Conglomerates including Amazon and Walmart are raising wages in an effort to combat declining worker retention. A McDonald’s in Florida is offering $50...

Jonathan Swift, by Frederic

SATIRE: Maybe it’s Time We Revisit Swift’s “A Modest Proposal”

Sarah Schwartz, Contributor May 9, 2021

Let’s talk about population growth, or rather, overgrowth. Not only is it ravaging our global food and water supplies, but in the age of the COVID-19 pandemic, large oversized populations spark a...

President Biden Visits NIH Vaccine Research Center

Biden’s Vaccine Rollout Success

Hunter Graves April 17, 2021

Prior to taking office, then President-Elect Joseph R. Biden announced his plan to administer 100 million COVID-19 vaccination doses into the arms of Americans within his first 100 days in office. This...

Tennessee State Prisons: A Petri-Dish for COVID-19 Infection

Tennessee State Prisons: A Petri-Dish for COVID-19 Infection

Pipa Powers, Contributor March 10, 2021

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,...

The Federal Reserve’s Contrasting Responses to Economic Downturn: 2008 and 2020

The Federal Reserve’s Contrasting Responses to Economic Downturn: 2008 and 2020

Rob DeSena, Contributor January 26, 2021

The Federal Reserve is America’s most important financial institution in terms of its ability to spur economic activity and mitigate downturn.  Its dual mandate – stabilizing prices and attaining...

Op-Ed: No, COVID isn’t an excuse for your xenophobia

Op-Ed: No, COVID isn’t an excuse for your xenophobia

Netra Rastogi, Senior Editor December 6, 2020

The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has naturally disrupted various parts of human life. Social isolation has resulted in declining mental health, education has been disrupted, and an incredible number of...

Raj Chetty; William A. Ackman Professor of Economics, Harvard University

Dr. Raj Chetty: Tracking the Recovery

Rob DeSena, Contributor November 11, 2020

On October 21 of this year, Vanderbilt was fortunate to hear from renowned economist Dr. Raj Chetty in an event co-sponsored by the University and the Sycamore Institute, a nonpartisan public policy research...

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