Early into the 118th Congress, both houses have already found themselves steeped in political drama—from House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s trials and tribulations to changing political loyalties in the Senate.
Opinions, Column
Republicans’ Speaker Fiasco Should Serve as Warning for Democrats
In total, it took 15 tries to finally get McCarthy in power, and the plentiful concessions made to the right-wingers will make the GOP’s attempts to govern these next two years much more difficult.
Opinions, Column
CSOM Provided Opportunity to Understand My Political Beliefs
“Even though I knew that I was a Republican, I didn’t know why until I took a Carroll School of Management Core Class as an elective this spring.”
News, On Campus, Top Story
Markey Urges Students to Stay Active After March for Our Lives
Markey explained that part of the reason the March for Our Lives was so powerful was that it focused entirely on the next generation of leaders.
Features
How Early Republican Party Fractures Have Shaped Current American Politics
BC history professor Heather Cox Richardson discusses the deep cuts within the Republican Party and its effects on American societies, past and present.
Opinions, Letters To The Editor
LTE: A Response to “A GOP in Jeopardy”
Joshua Holtz responds to Ryan Duffy’s Column “A GOP in Jeopardy”
Column, Opinions
A GOP in Jeopardy
“It’s all very well to explore and discuss the Party’s problems, but four years later, nothing has changed.”
Opinions, Column
A Republican Case for Clinton
“America under Clinton might not flourish economically the way it would under a true, avowed fiscal conservative, but it would certainly be safe.”
Opinions, Column
Saving the Republican Party
“As counterintuitive as it may seem, picking either Cruz or Trump in the long run is likely to help moderate Republicans in the future, by showing those on the far right that their extreme candidates cannot win a general election.”
Letters To The Editor, Opinions
LTE: A Response to “Why the Right Must Stop Trump”
A Response to “Why the Right Must Stop Trump”
