Columbia has become something of a poster child in the battle over higher education in the United States. From a crisis-filled 2024 spring semester to cycling through four presidents in less than two years, headlines around Morningside Heights seem to convey nothing but perpetual crisis.
The United States is at an important turning point. Founded on principles of globalization, our country has instead become more insular than ever. The past decade has seen a significant erosion of these founding principles in favor of nativism, xenophobia and religious nationalism, culminating in President ...
The past few weeks have been nothing short of momentous. Within days of President Trump’s second inauguration, the United States government has withdrawn from the World Health Organization, reconsidered birthright citizenship and threatened Canada and Mexico with 25% tariffs across the board.
As I write these words, I am certain many readers continue to feel anger, frustration and anxiety in the aftermath of the 2024 presidential election. I share many of these emotions. But I am equally concerned about this country’s intense polarization. We must do our part in the long process of reconciliation, ...
In his column, Lucas Guan ’27 argues that social media should not be used as a source of news.
Caught between geopolitical tensions, political polarization and a chaotic candidate swap, the 2024 United States Presidential Election is set to become one of the most consequential in American history.
Since the Supreme Court ruled affirmative action programs unconstitutional in June 2023, the college admission process has found itself under near-constant scrutiny by commentators. Still, few issues have stirred more controversy than the single question college admissions offices across the country ...
On Feb. 17, members of pro-Palestinian campus groups at Harvard reportedly began circulating a cartoon on social media channels depicting boxer Muhammad Ali and former Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser being hung by a golden chain held by a hand displaying a star of David and dollar sign. ...
This year, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) turns seventy-five. In the course of its lifetime, NATO has seen the fall of the Berlin Wall, the end of the Cold War and, more recently, the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Indeed, NATO has played a key role in American and global geopolitics for ...
The Ivy League is no stranger to criticism and scrutiny. From producing mindless “zombies” to upholding socioeconomic inequality, critics have already levied almost any accusation one could imagine. But amid social and political upheaval in the aftermath of the October 7 attack, right-wing commentators ...
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