The Journal of Fordham University's Top Thinkers
On September 8th, 1974, newly-appointed President Gerald Ford pardoned his defamed predecessor, Richard Nixon, for “any crimes he may have committed or participated in while in office.” Nixon had resigned just a month earlier to […]
“World Series champs should get statehood,” said Hillary Clinton on Halloween night, 2019. Just over a year ago, the Washington Nationals clinched their first ever championship title, and baseball fans and DC statehood champions alike […]
A little over one week before the United States presidential election, another Black man was murdered by police officers. Walter Wallace Jr.’s family had called 911 asking for help because Wallace was suffering a psychological […]
My decision to pick up history as one of my majors in college came as no surprise to my parents. As a child in elementary school, I would check out book after book on Abraham […]
No one issue in politics today causes greater polarization than the issue of abortion. I remember sitting down with my mother in high school, nerves fluttering in my stomach as I asked her, “What do […]