Tag: politics
Opinion: U.S. intervention is a test, we’re failing it
In his State of the Union address, Donald Trump said “The first duty of the American government is to protect American citizens, not illegal aliens.”...
Opinion: How being a Barb became a lesson in loyalty and...
As a Black woman who grew up with Nicki Minaj’s mixtapes on repeat, her brazen confidence felt like a playbook, a way to be...
Opinion: Demolishing the East Wing is yet another broken norm in...
The East Wing of the White House was a historic building. Constructed in 1902 during Theodore Roosevelt’s presidency, it stood for 123 years until it was demolished...
Occidental students get a taste of federal government work amidst shutdown
The Occidental Washington D.C. Internship is a program where juniors and seniors from Occidental spend a semester in the nation’s capital, providing students with...
Opinion: Prop. 50, saving our people or burning down our democracy?
The Democrats have failed to quell the fire burning down the principles of the country. In the face of what some political scientists have called a...
Opinion: American protesting is a joke. Here’s how to fix it.
Remember when American political protests were something of a rarity? It feels like a figment of an alternate universe. Right now, massive demonstrations are...
Political strategist and Kemp Lecturer Tim Miller implores students ‘to try’...
Tim Miller — a political strategist for Republicans John Huntsman in 2012 and Jeb Bush in 2016, who sought their party's presidential nomination unsuccessfully — spoke...
The Oxy Forum invites political discourse among students
The Oxy Forum is Occidental's new student-written and student-run political opinion journal. Oliver Lee* (senior) said he formed The Oxy Forum after returning from working...
Opinion: Political violence for thee, but not for me
Three hours. That is how long Charlie Kirk had been dead before a Republican commentator was calling for civil war. “They are at war with...
Lessons Learned: Campaign Semester gave me a growing faith in humanity...
It felt inevitable for me to experience a mini-existential crisis my first year away from home as I grew into young adulthood, attempting to...