The Journal of Fordham University's Top Thinkers
In the 2020 election, Joe Biden carried the state of Virginia and its 13 electoral votes by a 54.1-44% margin after it had been largely predicted that the state would go blue, rather than being […]
When the verdict of the Kyle Rittenhouse trial was left to the jury for deliberation, there were five charges on the table for Rittenhouse’s possible conviction as punishment for his actions in Kenosha, WI, this […]
Even as President Biden’s approval rating has seen to dip to around 36% these last few months, the White House confirmed Joe Biden’s intent to run for re-election in 2024. Amid Democrat confusion about Republican […]
Bill Cosby’s 2018 sexual assault trial exposed a major flaw in our legal system: there is no single legal definition of the word ‘consent’. Each state is left alone to determine the definition based on […]
Across social media feeds, cable news broadcasts, and political conversations, the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse has taken center stage. Many can draw conclusions about race and its relation to the American legal system from watching […]
Recently in my “Evil, Vice and Sin” philosophy class, we discussed the nature of propaganda and its effects on people. To those who know me, this will be no surprise, but I had a cynical […]
Virginia, a state that has not elected a Republican governor since 2009, recently broke the streak by electing Glenn Youngkin on Tuesday. For a state that has had Democrat governors for over a decade, what […]
As this article is written (Nov 8), the 2021 election day is just over a week in the past. Though off-year elections are generally fewer in number and far less significant, they can be viewed, […]