Democrats against exploiting women until we don’t like them. BY ERICA MUNISAR, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF The Onion, a self-proclaimed world leading news publication, goes great lengths to impact the political sphere through satire. Amassed with a readership count of 4.3 trillion, The…
SCOTUS rolls back on Affirmative Action. What’s next? BY ADITI GOEL, STAFF WRITER It doesn’t matter if you’ve been reading the news or not, the latest U.S. Supreme Court decision is an important one to understand. On June 29, the…
What more is a symbol of our values than the American Flag? BY AUGUST SCHMOLL, STAFF WRITER “I told her that with all these American flags, people are gonna think she’s a Republican.” Recently, I was walking out of a…
A lecture on American politics with a New York Times columnist BY EMMA MICHELS, STAFF WRITER Students, alumni and Fairfax patrons gathered in the Fenwick Library for the annual Roger Wilkins Lecture on April 5 with The New York Times…
Democratic candidate Terry McAuliffe and Republican candidate Glenn Youngkin face off in the Virginia governor’s race BY SYDNEY JOHNSON, STAFF WRITER AND BRAD BYRNE, STAFF WRITER The Virginia governor’s election took place on Nov. 2 as students, faculty and other…
Democrats at Mason and the College Republicans at GMU debated on their candidates’ issues to inform the public BY LAURA SCUDDER, COPY CHIEF AND BRAD BRYNE, STAFF WRITER Student Government (SG), in conjunction with Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity and the…
A brief overview of the major candidates in the 2021 Virginia gubernatorial election and their platforms. BY ROBERT STEWART STAFF WRITER The Virginia gubernatorial race has become a close contest. Republican candidate Glenn Youngkin and Democratic candidate Terry McAuliffe are…
Mason students offer mixed reactions to the passing of Colin Powell, the first Black secretary of state. BY ROBERT STEWART STAFF WRITER Former Secretary of State Colin Powell died on Oct. 18 after contracting a breakthrough case of COVID-19. Although…
The Schar School of Policy and Government hosted Rebecca Pearcey on Sept. 22 to discuss politics, campaigning, the upcoming election and more BY SUDIKSHA KOCHI STAFF WRITER Steven Pearlstein, a Robinson Professor for Public Affairs and the moderator for the…
BY LAURA SWIHART STAFF WRITER In an election cycle dominated by horse-race reporting and campaign ads, American political polarization has surged to the forefront. Though many believe the stakes are higher now than ever before, bitter polarization prior to an…