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In Defense of Jesuit Education

October 10, 2018

In light of the alleged conduct of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, an alumnus of Georgetown Prepar...

The Difficulty of Celebrating the Term “Hispanic”

October 10, 2018

Although it was theoretically established to provide a space for Latino and Hispanic individuals to cel...

Will a Decentralized Midterm Strategy Work for Democrats?

September 26, 2018

To my fellow Democrats: you may be wondering whether or not the party’s strategy in the 2018 midterm el...

Staff Editorial: The Opioid Epidemic: Everyone’s Problem

September 26, 2018

America’s opioid epidemic is reaching a deadly crescendo. Let’s not mince words: people across the...

Rethinking New York Elections

September 26, 2018

How is it that the voice of the people so often comes to be silenced? When we think of widespread voter disenfranc...

What Has Happened to the Republican Party?

September 26, 2018

At a rally on Sept. 8, former President Barack Obama asked the same question that I, a registered Republican, ask: “What happened to the Republican Party?” In June, former Speaker of the...

Fighting Extremism with Extremism

September 26, 2018

The neo-Nazis’ tiki torches glow near. In this dark hour for America, reason, honor and dignity have fa...

Mac Miller’s Death Is Not Ariana Grande’s Fault

September 26, 2018

On Sept. 7, 2018, famed American rapper Mac Miller was found dead in his San Fernando Valley home fr...

36 Short Years: Why the Kavanaugh Allegations Still Matter

September 26, 2018

The allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh which have unfolded over the last week are...

Expats and International Students: Know the Difference

September 26, 2018

“How long did it take for you to walk from China to here?” This is a question my 13 year old broth...

US Open Exposes Greater Faults

September 26, 2018

“Son of a b—.” “You’re an abortion.” “Don’t f— talk to me.” Even a ball kicked a...

How Rudy Giuliani Deceives the American People

September 12, 2018

As the seemingly endless scandals of the Trump administration continue to materialize in places both e...