On February 11, 2020, Taylor Reese ’19, published the following article on Medium. She has graciously allowed The Vigil to republish her ...

In March of 2020, President Dudley allowed Heather Mac Donald to speak at Lee Chapel, Washington and Lee’s chapel named after Robert E. L...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The calls for civility we’ve seen pour out of conservative outlets over the past few days have been replaced by the president’s latest tw...

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

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

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