Don’t Judge Historical Figures through a Modern Moral Lens

By Allyssa Noone | December 27, 2019

Woodrow Wilson School. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. With October’s dedication of “Double Sights,” an installation which recognizes Woodrow Wilson’s complex legacy, placed outside of the school named after…

Preventing a Popularity Contest: The Electoral College Works Exactly the Way It Should

By Daniel Schwarzhoff | December 26, 2019

2016 Electoral College results alongside President Donald J. Trump. Courtesy of Gage Skidmore via Flickr.com, modified by Daniel Schwarzhoff The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. Fifteen states plus Washington, D.C. have adopted the National…

The Lawsplainer: The Definitive Nature of the Federal Judicial Power

By Akhil Rajasekar | December 26, 2019

The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. The Great Chief Justice, John Marshall, is so reverently titled for a variety of reasons. While his intellectual fortitude and analytical rigor have been nearly unmatched in the…

A Climate of Change: How A Lack of Empathy Destroys Democracy from Within

By Jacob Brown | November 21, 2019

Courtesy of the National Park Service. The following is an opinion contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. The success of our liberal democracy requires a mutual sense of empathy between all citizens. The rights and liberties of every person…

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