Kenyon's Oldest Undergraduate Political and Cultural Magazine
Editors’ Note: In the aftermath of a contentious presidential election, and as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to ravage the world, The Kenyon Observer is back with a new issue. With America and the world facing a global health crisis and a broad backsliding of democracy, we hope to bring some thought-provoking perspectives conducive to fresh
By Harry Clennon When human society triumphantly reached “the end of history” with the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, its (perceived) teleological culmination of progress was defined by the ideology of neoliberalism. Premised on the idea that the free flow of goods and capital internationally combined with limited domestic government would generate significant
By William Yanek The future of left and right wing politics in the West is closely tied to the future of populism. This future will be determined by voters’ final verdict on immigration and globalization. On December 12th, the West edged closer to that verdict with Boris Johnson and the Conservative Party winning a landslide
By Tommy Johnson On January 3, the President of the United States ordered a strike that took place at the Bagh- dad Airport. Three drones cruised overhead, each armed with a Hellfire missile. Using a mix of satellite imagery, signals analysis, and finally tips from CIA operatives, remote-controlled drones targeted, identified, and killed Qasem Soleimani.
Michael Wakin
Ten months after leaving his position as national security advisor in the Trump White House, Herbert Raymond McMaster sat down with the Kenyon Observer for a wide-ranging conversation about some of the most controversial military and interventionist foreign policy decisions our country’s leaders have made in recent history.
Chris Paludi
American elections are, personally and politically, often unpleasant. They can feel like trench warfare as earlier and earlier every cycle, both sides gear up for a battle of attrition. But, I think – hope – there is another way for us to think about our politics, and elections provide the opportunity for reflection. They’re like a political New Year’s Eve;
