Ironically, as a politics major, I hate conflict. I have friends from across the political spectrum, and rather than risk disappointing someone by disagreein...

The idea of concentration camps evokes an image of horror, of humanity’s worst moment in history. It is impossible to not see photographs and hear stories of...

Refugees and Immigrants Always Welcome. Photograph taken by Lourie Shaull It takes a lot to make me mad. Growing up as a Latina immigrant in an overwhelmingl...

Voters waiting to vote in polling place sourced from Getty After the 2018 midterms, Democrats—for the most part—rejoiced. They took back the House, finally h...

Being a first-year is hard. Being a first-generation college student is even harder. Being a black first-generation student can feel impossible at Washington...

Two and a half months ago, the 2018 midterms turned the tides in American government, giving the Democratic Party the opportunity to take substantive steps t...

Some of the biggest storylines dominating the sports, and political news cycles, revolve around politically active athletes. This is somewhat surprising to m...

In the past few weeks, we’ve witnessed the Trump administration’s continued ignorance to, sponsoring of, or active participation in human rights abuses. The ...

The calls for civility we’ve seen pour out of conservative outlets over the past few days have been replaced by the president’s latest tweet. Once again, we ...

As with many different issues in modern politics, there seems to be an ever-growing divide in opinions regarding climate change between the highest levels of...

(At left) Distemper painting on wooden panel from the Fayum, Egypt. Second century CE. From the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. To teach is a performative act. “Te...

Two weeks ago Richard Spencer—self-proclaimed white supremacist and key figure in August’s rallies in Charlottesville—once again occupied the city with sever...