Orlando, Stonewall, and the Politics of Tragedy
Kyle Ranieri asks for a vigil for American politics and its inability to grieve.
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The Democratic Primary Wasn’t Rigged – But It Still Needs Fixing
Adrian Rivera looks at how the Democratic primary advantages certain candidates and why that should be changed.
The Primaries Come to a Close
History is made on the Democratic side, Republicans leaders excoriate their nominee, and Republican voters appear unfazed.
The Never Ending Story
Ian Garcia-Kennedy explains the impact of the Inspector General’s report, the latest legitimate news in the ongoing Hillary email story.
Donald Trump and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Press
Rita Wang examines the latest Trump firestorm, the point of the media, and the shocking disrespect paid to the Fourth Estate by a presidential nominee.
Down-Ballot, the Revolution Never Started
Why has the revolutionary spirit of the Sanders campaign not trickled down to other elections?
NC House Bill 2: Discriminatory at Best, Unconstitutional at Worst
Jake Fender describes his opinion of North Carolina’s House Bill 2 and how he feels it both defies the 14th Amendment and endangers American citizens.
“Reimagining the Constitution” on the 150th Anniversary of the 14th Amendment
On March 31st an all-star panel, hosted by Yale’s Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition, brought together constitutional and reconstruction historians from several different universities to discuss the historical importance of the Amendment.