Conservatism at F&M and the Emergence of Young Americans for Freedom
Every Franklin and Marshall student got the email. The headline “Are you a conservative student on campus?” led to a collective “Oh god” from many liberal students. But why? A…
Republican Debate: A Race for Second Place
The Republican Presidential debate took place in Miami, Fl. last Wednesday, November 8th. The debate featured 5 of 6 candidates running for the Republican presidential nomination for the 2024 election.…
75 years ago, ‘Dewey Defeats Truman:’ Why we can’t trust journalists
75-years-ago, an excited journalist smashed away at their antique typewriter, anticipating the obvious news that their paper, the Chicago Daily Tribune, was eagerly awaiting. The Republican Party was finally—after three…
The Wait for a New House Speaker Finally Ends
After an historic vote to remove Kevin McCarthy from his position as Speaker of the House and the tumultuous weeks of voting that followed, the Republican-majority House of Representatives finally…
Project 2025: Should We Be Worried?
In April 2023, The Heritage Foundation published a comprehensive 920-page plan for the next Republican president to “rescue the country from the grip of the radical Left,” according to Project…
Are we really mad about politicians’ ages?
You hear it all the time: politicians are too old, Joe Biden shouldn’t run again, Mitch McConnell should resign. After all, Congress is the oldest it’s ever been with the…
2024 Republican Presidential Showdown: The Rise of Vivek Ramaswamy
The Republican candidates for the 2024 presidential election are off to the races in the much-anticipated showdown against incumbent President Joe Biden. The stunning defeat of former President Donald Trump…
Chinese Surveillance Balloons
By Anaya Peguero || Contributing Writer US officials have claimed that China has had a “fleet” of surveillance balloons that have been deployed over five continents. Though China insists that…
School Boards Battle over Critical Race Theory
Evan Madden | | Staff Writer Even though many will testify that fierce drama and politics are not new to local school board meetings, the focus is usually on the…
Op-Ed: The Importance of President Biden’s Recognition of the Armenian Genocide
By Soseh Yepoyan || Contributing Writer Being Armenian is the most important and influential part of my identity; without it, I do not know who I would be. As the…
What’s Going On In Georgia?
By Rohail Spear || Layout Assistant Last week on Mar. 25, Georgia passed The Election Integrity Act of 2021, a bill containing new voting laws that opponents say are a…
The Equality Act & What It Means For The LGBTQ+ Community
By Olivia Schmid || Layout Assistant On February 25, 2021, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Equality Act with the support of all Democrats and three Republicans and a…
Blind Patriotism: How Trump Followers Have Changed What It Means to be a Patriot
By Sarah Nicell || Layout Assistant When I was a child, my family attended the Fourth of July parade yearly. We would all get dressed up in our Old Navy…
Trump Refuses to Show Face at Senate Conviction Trial: Claims of Unconstitutionality Threaten the Life of the Case
By Erin Maxwell || News Editor Early in the day on January 6th, shouts of “fight like hell!” echoed across the National Mall, as domestic terrorists staged an insurrection at…
Editor Shares Newfound Hope in Election of Future Vice President Kamala Harris
By Ellyn Fritz || News Editor In my mother’s group chat with her college friends, one topic of conversation during the contentious days of the election was the recent New…