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CJ Lair

Staff Columnist

CJ Lair is a staff columnist at the Brown Daily Herald. He is from Gettysburg, Pennsylvania and plans to study Political Science at Brown. This is his first year writing for a publication, and is especially interested in political developments and their impacts on the Brown community.


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Lair ’28: The solution you're looking for isn’t trending

When I opened TikTok to see a pink bedazzled Motorola flip phone, I immediately wanted one for myself — maybe minus the glitter. I envisioned myself reading at a park, browsing vintage stores, enjoying a cup of coffee, completely engulfed in the moment. A flip phone seemed like the key to my dream ...

Quote in an image: "This calculated desensitization leads to the same surface-level discourse that prevented constructive criticism in Trump’s first term."
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Lair ’28: Trump is breaking the press

In 2018, Herald columnist Fabiana Vilsan ’19 analyzed the news media’s portrayal of President Trump during his first term. Amid President Trump’s dramatic return to the Oval Office, I returned to Vilsan’s commentary to try to understand the exact ways Trump has changed between his two terms, ...

The Setonian
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Lair ’28: Rory Gilmore, the urban planner?

Every fall I find myself rewatching “Gilmore Girls” — my annual tradition to celebrate a new academic year. Stars Hollow, the small Connecticut town where the show takes place, reflects an omnipresent sense of community: town hall meetings, breakfast at Luke’s, warmly-lit festivals and Miss ...

The Setonian
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Lair ’28: America needs a national decorruption movement

In April 2023, Alexia Ocasio-Cortez, a member of the House Progressive Caucus, and Matt Gaetz, a Trump loyalist, unexpectedly introduced the Bipartisan Restoring Faith in Government Act. The new legislation would restrict members of Congress and their spouses from directly investing in stocks, bonds, ...

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