By Michael Wakin
Over the past several decades, Charles and David Koch, the Kansas-based billionaire brothers, have stood on the vanguard of a libertarian crusade to push a conservative agenda and fundamentally shift American government to the right. … Read More Money and Influence: The Koch Brothers and Kenyon College

By Josh McClain

I write today as a Kenyon student, a member of the Kenyon community, and – it’s important to note – as a Peer Counselor.… Read More Kenyon College Cuts Peer Counselors

By Brennan Steele

In 1921, partition ended the Irish War of Independence, creating an independent South and unionist North. It is looking increasingly possible that by 2021, partition will be a thing of the past.… Read More Storm in Stormont: Brexit and Northern Ireland

By Mary Angela Ricotta

President Trump, during his first official State of the Union address, ardently stated, “my highest loyalty, my greatest compassion, and my constant concern is for America’s children, America’s struggling workers, and America’s forgotten communities.”… Read More The Process of Reclaiming Nationalism: A Liberal Opportunity in a Conservative World

By Christopher Comas

The silver lining to the various internal crises plaguing our nation is that the threat of terrorism, once at the forefront of America’s collective consciousness, has faded into the background. … Read More The Policy Analysis Market: Using Economics as Counterterrorism

By George Goldman

In the aftermath of the 2016 election, news surfaced that Russian companies bought thousands of Facebook advertisements to disseminate misinformation, foment distrust, and exploit division.… Read More A Shattered Mirror, A Broken Window: Is it Time to Abandon Facebook?

By Chris Paludi

Our country is perhaps mortally divided. There is an active movement of “resistance” to our President, who himself is a destabilizing embarrassment. While both are symptoms of our ailing democracy, resistance should be seen not as a mere response to President Trump.… Read More Treating the Culture Wars

By Sophie Alexander

I was nine years old when a boy first called me sexy. I ran home crying and locked the door behind me in fear that he had followed me. At nine years old it was already ingrained in me to be apprehensive of “boys being boys.”

… Read More #MeToo: It’s Time to Address the Problem

By Jacob Hopkins

Pundits from all corners of the media both conservative and liberal have made the argument that in order to win a majority in the House of Representatives in 2018, the Democratic Party needs to argue a comprehensive and optimistic economic message that unites the country. … Read More A Check Is Most Important: Why Democrats Don’t Necessarily need a Comprehensive Message for 2018

By Jillian Countey

It’s inauguration day and the celebrity won over the experienced politician. The man celebrated because his intense allegiance to true American values, traditions, and heritage mustered a strong tide of support from the mid-West and the South. … Read More The Plot Against America

By Daniel Napsha

It happens when you are buying groceries, catching up with friends, or sitting in a meeting. It happens all the time, always ephemeral. You get so engrossed in the moment that you forget. And then you remember: he is the president.… Read More Reconciling the 2016 Presidential Election in Three Pieces

By Graeme Taylor

On November 8th, reports came out that the Department of Justice (DOJ) is preparing to block a merger between AT&T and Time Warner.… Read More Rethinking Antitrust Laws in the Wake of the AT&T-Time Warner Merger

By Josh McClain

“I have a question,” an Indian student says. “We’ve said we’re here to talk about global democracy, but it’s been a day and a half, and we only have a few hours left, and – while every panel has turned to Brexit and Trump – we’ve hardly talked about non-western democracies. We haven’t, for example, even mentioned India, which is the world’s largest democracy! Why is this discussion so biased towards western countries?”… Read More “Global” Democracy?

By Gillian Blackwell

On the front line of a war between democratic and autocratic powers, Ukraine is one of today’s most crucial battles.… Read More The Fight for Democracy in Eastern Europe