Many students were shocked but not surprised by former President Trump’s election sweep on Tuesday.
Newton, Metro, Politics
Examining Dissent: Newton’s Conservative Bloc
With a left-leaning voting population, Newton’s results are often predictable. But that’s not the whole story.
Op-Ed, Opinions
Confounded: What Was Liz Cheney Supposed to Teach BC?
On Tuesday night, I sat on the floor of the overflow room at Walsh Hall to hear Liz Cheney speak. I had been confounded for weeks: What had The Council for Women of Boston College chosen to celebrate? The fliers were maddeningly vague—and one week before the election, too! Wouldn’t she be campaigning with Kamala Harris? I was fascinated.
Opinions, Column
Party Leadership Risks a Rug Pull
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, Top Story, On Campus
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”
Opinions, Column
A GOP in Jeopardy
“It’s all very well to explore and discuss the Party’s problems, but four years later, nothing has changed.”
