Recent Articles

Sep 7
3 min

Invest in a Patriotic Economy

President Biden’s efforts to modernize the federal government’s role in the national economy are underway. While the Administration has...

Claire McCafferty

Jul 17
8 min

$7.25 is Shameful

Pennsylvania legislators have neglected to protect workers by refusing to raise the wage floor since it was federally set 14 years ago,...

White House Unveils Antisemitism Strategy

Alex Moskovitz

Jun 24
6 min

White House Unveils Antisemitism Strategy

The Biden Administration’s new national antisemitism strategy was released in May to much fanfare from the Jewish community. This...

Stringent Emissions Standards: Gambling Away Supply Chain Stability

Kimberly Kraska

May 15
4 min

Stringent Emissions Standards: Gambling Away Supply Chain Stability

The semiconductor supply chain has experienced major disruptions since 2020 whose effects were projected to last into 2025, and the rapid...

Anna Hickey

May 15
3 min

The Blue Wall is Back, For Now

After 2016, the obituaries for the Democratic Party were being written in the Upper Midwest. The past few months have shown a...

Alex Yang

Apr 28
5 min

Sixth Time's the Charm?

Why was Pedro Castillo impeached, and what are the implications for Peru/Latin America? Just under two years ago in June 2021, Peru saw...

Anna Huener

Apr 18
4 min

The Latest 'Red Scare'

Legislators have called for a TikTok ban, citing concerns about potential national security risks associated with the app's Chinese...

The Federal Reserve's Reckless Use of Quantitative Easing

Mridul Prasad

Apr 14
6 min

The Federal Reserve's Reckless Use of Quantitative Easing

While the Central Bank has made a desperate attempt to cover an economic hole, it risks sinking the entire ship. After watching endless...

Anna Hickey

Apr 5
4 min

Expand the Judiciary

Rebalancing the court to counteract the three Supreme Court justice appointments by a twice-impeached and indicted president would...

Chicago Deserves Better than Paul Vallas

Ella Lane

Apr 4
6 min

Chicago Deserves Better than Paul Vallas

Chicago’s mayoral runoff is a battle between ideological opposites, in an election centered around the issue of rising crime. However, ...

Tucker Carlson Triggered by "Woke" Candy

Fionnuala Schefers

Apr 4
4 min

Tucker Carlson Triggered by "Woke" Candy

Tucker Carlson’s response to the rebrand of M&M’s candy represents the current conservative response to woke culture and the extremity...

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