The Journal of Fordham University's Top Thinkers
Well, the two-party system is a mess, but what else is new? After the chaos in Iowa (Bernie won the popular vote but Buttigieg won the Electoral College delegate game — this sounds familiar) and […]
As President Donald Trump boasted about his “booming economy” during his Feb. 4 State of the Union Address, some of his adversaries were left wondering: is that really true? The simplified answer is yes. However, […]
Imagine a tax on air. Now imagine a tax on your pancreas, which creates a hormone called insulin. Insulin allows your muscles and tissues to absorb glucose, a sugar, into your blood. Essentially, insulin […]
The classic prisoner’s dilemma hypothetical is as follows: two suspects have committed a crime and have been captured by police for interrogation. The police, who don’t allow the suspects to communicate to each other, […]
“The fact of the matter is, what we are now talking about doing, most of the countries of Europe did years ago. The British did it 30 years ago. We are behind every country pretty nearly […]
The 2020 Democratic Primary has been a wild ride so far. Apart from events relating to Trump, like the impeachment proceedings, that have affected the Primary, the race itself has been unprecedented in many ways. The […]
When freshman Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Senator Ed Markey’s Green New Deal resolution failed to pass on the Senate floor by a staggering 0-57 vote, her reaction (and those of her supporters) was one of […]
In the past twenty years, two presidents, George W. Bush and Donald Trump, have won the presidency with much controversy. Bush’s triumph over Al Gore had to be decided in the Supreme Court, where the […]