The Journal of Fordham University's Top Thinkers
By: Amy Herd and Daniel Melia Much of the political news absorbed by citizens of the United States and citizens of the world is U.S.-centric. Were one to focus only on the political scene in […]
Thomas Raynard James, Anthony Ray Hinton, Vincent Simmons, Devonia Inman, Kevin Strickland, Juwan Deering, Grant Williams and the list goes on. Black individuals are overrepresented at every level of the criminal justice system but nowhere […]
Ed Gross, a supporter of Republican Ohio Senate Candidate J.D. Vance, was recently quoted in an ABC News article as saying: “If Trump supports him, we will too.” The statement came following the former President’s […]
Amidst coverage of the French election cycle and the ongoing war in Ukraine, an important domestic story fell through the cracks of media coverage. Mainstream networks gave very little attention to Wynn Bruce, a 50-year-old […]
Since its founding, the Supreme Court has constantly sought to portray itself as an apolitical and independent organization distant from the two other branches of the American government. Many legal scholars and laypeople have worked […]
Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) announced on January 25th, 2021, that he will retire from the Senate due to “partisan gridlock.” The announcement led to what has become a crowded Republican primary race for the seat; […]
The January 6th Committee is a nine-member panel, created by a Democratic-led House of Representatives in order to investigate the January 6, 2021 insurrection at the US Capitol. Although it has two Republican panelists, Re. […]
The 2022 Midterm Elections are upon us, with all members of the House of Representatives and a third of the Senate are up for reelection. Because Democrats possess a tenuous hold on both the House […]