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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

Uncertainty in the Wake of Justice Ginsburg’s Death

Uncertainty in the Wake of Justice Ginsburg’s Death

Netra Rastogi, Senior Editor September 21, 2020

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died at 87 on Friday, September 18, 2020. Justice Ginsburg served on the Court since her appointment by President Bill Clinton in 1993, and she was one of the...

On the Brink? The Impact of COVID-19 on U.S.-China Business Relations

On the Brink? The Impact of COVID-19 on U.S.-China Business Relations

Guest Submissions, Bing Chen July 5, 2020

Closing borders, restrictions on student visas, and recent arrests of U.S. professors associated with the Thousand Talents Program illustrate the continued downward spiral of U.S.-China relations since...

George Floyd protests in Washington DC. Lafayette Square on Saturday, May 30th (Rosa Pineda)

The Tipping Point: America’s Response to George Floyd

Abhinav Krishnan, Contributor June 12, 2020

It has been 18 days since George Floyd died in police custody after being pinned down by four white police officers in Minneapolis, Minnesota.  Floyd was just 46. Since then, hundreds of protests...

Trump and Erdogan, Washington Times, July 2018

A Student’s Perspective on American-Turkish Relations

Rob DeSena, Contributor January 9, 2020

For years, members of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) have pandered to the anti-Americanism espoused by its nationalistic base. Erdogan has profited politically...

The Reasons Behind Impeachment

The Reasons Behind Impeachment

Rahan Arasteh, Contributor December 20, 2019

On Sept. 24th, Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced a formal impeachment inquiry against President Donald J. Trump, citing a betrayal of his oath of office and national security. This comes on the heels of a...

Vanderbilt Baseball Declines White House Visit

Vanderbilt Baseball Declines White House Visit

Isabella Randle December 4, 2019
Oregon State’s baseball team, which won the College World Series in 2018 without an invitation to the White House, joined 21 other champion teams and athletes on Friday in place of Vanderbilt.
The Alexander Hamilton Society Grades Trump’s Grand Strategy

The Alexander Hamilton Society Grades Trump’s Grand Strategy

Rachael Osman November 13, 2019

On Oct. 30, the Alexander Hamilton Society hosted its first event of the year featuring Professor Peter Feaver and his take on President Donald Trump’s Grand Strategy. Every semester, the Alexander...

The Stunning Defeat of the Nation’s Most Trumpian Governor

The Stunning Defeat of the Nation’s Most Trumpian Governor

Sahil Soni November 7, 2019

A little-known fact outside of Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey, and Virginia is that not every governor in the United States is elected during the general and midterm elections. On Tuesday,...

As Impeachment Looms, How Does the Democratic Party Position Itself for the 2020 Election?

As Impeachment Looms, How Does the Democratic Party Position Itself for the 2020 Election?

Josh Knell October 29, 2019

With Joe Biden asserting his approval for impeachment, every Democrat running for president now supports removing Donald Trump from office. Because of this Democratic consensus, a candidate’s support...

Trump Attempts to Lower Vehicle Emission Standards in California

Trump Attempts to Lower Vehicle Emission Standards in California

Amanda Ruzumna October 22, 2019

Last month, President Donald Trump prohibited California from setting its own standards on vehicle emissions by calling for a rollback on the state’s waiver of the Clean Air Act of 1968. Currently,...

Israeli Elections Testing the Reign of King Bibi

Israeli Elections Testing the Reign of King Bibi

Rachael Osman September 16, 2019

Current Prime Minister Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu faces elections for the second time this year in September which will lead to either a remarkable win or the end of the King Bibi era.  Netanyahu’s...

Dean Beasley: Presidential Rhetoric and Who is "Worthy" in the United States

Dean Beasley: Presidential Rhetoric and Who is “Worthy” in the United States

Joshua Mendelson February 28, 2019

On Thursday, February 21 at the Vanderbilt Divinity School Dean Beasley delivered the 2019 Mafoi Carlisle Bogitsh Lecture. Her speech, titled “Enough: Imagining a Political Culture of Worthiness in...

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