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Vanderbilt Political Review

Vanderbilt's First and Only Nonpartisan Political Journal

Vanderbilt Political Review

Vanderbilt's First and Only Nonpartisan Political Journal

Vanderbilt Political Review

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 Democrats-Republicans Showdown: The Green New Deal

Vanderbilt Democrats-Republicans Showdown: The Green New Deal

Dylan Garwick, Contributor October 28, 2021

With an impending climate crisis on the horizon, many efforts have been made both on campus, with organizations like Dores Divest, and off campus, with climate strikes happening around the world, to bring...

The debate surrounding Defund the Police is just one example of many where politicians lie about their opponents for their own political gain at the expense of the health of our political system (Source: https://bit.ly/3e6Qo3T).

Op-Ed: A Case for Being Pedantic

Liam Thompson, Contributor May 4, 2021

Socialism: it’s when the government does stuff. This common meme phrase is often used to highlight how readily/easily people accuse things of being socialist when they do not like those things. Perhaps...

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...

An American Tradition: Protesters at the Final Presidential Debate

An American Tradition: Protesters at the Final Presidential Debate

Gray Pearson, Contributor October 24, 2020

Thursday evening saw several hundred protesters gathered on the sidewalks of Wedgewood Ave, just steps from Belmont University's campus. Protesters congregated in anticipation of the third and final presidential...

VSG Presidential Debate: Hot Topics and Heated Debate

VSG Presidential Debate: Hot Topics and Heated Debate

Abhinav Krishnan, Contributor March 24, 2020

On March 23rd, the Vanderbilt Hustler hosted the Vanderbilt Student Government (VSG) Presidential Debate online in lieu of an in-person debate. Over the course of 50 minutes, both tickets answered questions...

Debate Brings Bipartisan Heat to Campus

Debate Brings Bipartisan Heat to Campus

Alejandro Monzon April 12, 2018

As a part of Bipartisan Week on Vanderbilt’s Campus, the Vanderbilt College Republicans (VCR) and the Vanderbilt College Democrats (VCD) set-up and participated in a debate around gun policy. Will Newell,...

What will it take to topple Trump?

Emmett McKinney November 30, 2015

When Donald trump first announced his candidacy, most observers had a good laugh. Political comedian John Stewart described it as “a gift from heaven,” sure to provide endless material for his last...

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