The Journal of Fordham University's Top Thinkers
2020 has been a year full of the unprecedented: an unprecedented level of political unrest, an unprecedented pandemic, an unprecedented climate crisis, and an unprecedented presidential election. This election is problematic and difficult for so […]
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 […]
Without a doubt, Gen Z receives a majority of its political news on social media. Not only is this harmful and often misleading, but the consumption of political news via social media has also led […]
Throughout this election, Donald Trump and Joe Biden have had to answer many problems our country faces, namely COVID-19, racial tensions, and economic recovery. Another issue that the US is doomed to face in the […]
In Thursday’s debate, President and Republican candidate Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden laid out starkly different visions of addressing America’s climate crisis. In their lengthiest exchange to date on the topic, Trump assured […]
Voter suppression is as American as apple pie, football, or Thanksgiving. Since the creation of the Constitution, people in government and positions of power have sought to restrict the number of people who can vote. […]
Dedicated to My Dear Friend Luba Al-Kazwini, Who Just Recently Became an American Citizen Let’s not kid ourselves, 2020 has been a rough year, filled with sadness, division, and hatred. Whether you’re on the […]
One topic from the first presidential debate between incumbent Donald Trump and former Vice-President Joe Biden was the state of the environment and climate change. Biden criticized Trump for pulling the United States out of […]