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Voting is a crucial part of our democracy. Cunningham evaluates the For The People Act, which would grant wider-reaching voting rights if implemented. - Photo via harpersbazaar.com

Cunningham: For the People Act

Liam Cunningham March 30, 2021

In Article 1 Section 4 of the United States Constitution, where the right to elect representatives and senators is written, it further reads “but the Congress may at any time by Law make or alter such...

Obama and Springsteen record their "Renegades: Born in the USA" podcast at Springsteen's estate. - Photo by Rob DeMartin via Rollingstone.com

Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen’s Transformative Podcast Talks Music, Politics and Everything In Between

Skylar Moody March 10, 2021

Between an unlikely duo of born outsiders, discussions of racism across the nation and the familiar sounds of classic American popular music comprised the first few episodes of Barack Obama and Bruce...

Hasbro recently announced its rebrand of Mr. Potato Head toys to simply Potato Head. Cunningham discusses whether these types of corporate changes are really progressive or just a way to influence their profits. - Photo via tigerdroppings.com

Cunningham: Dr. Seuss, Mr. Potato Head are not Only Distractions but Cheap Ploys for Reactionary Bonding Time

Liam Cunningham March 9, 2021

If you are like many who roll over each morning to check their Twitter feed before doing anything else, you’ve likely seen these two stories on your feed: Mr. Potato Head becoming a more generic Potato...

Political journalist, writer, television host and NBC correspondent Steve Kornacki covering the 2020 presidential election in MSNBC's newsroom. - Photo via NBC.

RIPPAC Hosts “So, What Happened?” A Virtual Conversation with Steve Kornacki

Corey Rothauser December 2, 2020

On Tuesday, Dec. 1, the Rowan Institute for Public Policy and Citizenship (RIPPAC) hosted "So, What Happened?" a virtual event with guest panelist Steve Kornacki.  Kornacki, a 41-year-old Massachusetts...

As President Trump leaves office and President-Elect Biden steps in, the question of how well the 46 president will live up to his campaign promises. Rossen delves into what we should be prepared for as Biden assumes his new position. - Photo via history.com

Rossen: Looking Ahead at a Biden Presidency With Cautious Optimism

Alex Rossen December 2, 2020

William Alan Reinsch, a contributor and chairperson for America’s Center for Strategic and International Studies, recently wrote that “predicting a politician’s moves after a campaign is harder...

It's official: Trump lost the 2020 presidential election to Joe Biden. Pallante talks about how Trump and the Republican Party will proceed in light of this. - Photo via CNN

Pallante: The Grifting Will Continue Until Morale Improves

Robert Pallante November 13, 2020

Donald Trump lost. Come Jan. 20, 2021, at 12:01 p.m. — one minute after Joe Biden is inaugurated — he will no longer be president of the United States. However, Donald John Trump will remain an enduring...

Rowan community members march down Rowan Boulevard in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement on Juneteenth 2020. - Editor-in-Chief / Kalie VanDewater

Lonsdorf: Four Years Later, Rowan (Finally) Has a Political Identity

Tara Lonsdorf November 4, 2020

There's a funny axiom about what happens when 18-year-olds leave their small towns for college: that they'll experience a culture shock of sudden diversity and arts and multiculturalism. When I came to...

Senior Michael Giuliani offers students information on voting registration, #RowanVotes' voter registration booth. - Multimedia Editor / Alexander Rossen

Rowan Students React to the 2020 Election

Tara Lonsdorf November 4, 2020

Editor's Note: This article has been written as of Nov. 4, 2020, before all ballots have been counted in all states. Some generalizations or opinions expressed by students may therefore not represent...

In the U.S., there are two dominant political parties. Rossen argues that our political system should be more representative of the pluralistic beliefs of our country rather than confined to two often opposing parties. - Photo via Intelligence Squared US

Rossen: The American People Have Nothing to Gain by Retaining a Two-Party Duopoly

Alex Rossen November 4, 2020

We know that our country is made up of 50 states and over 300 million people, spread out across 3.8 million square miles, all with conflicting interests. It should come as no surprise that the growing...

Harper Lee published the prequel to her popular novel "To Kill a Mockingbird" in 2015. Pallante discusses the backlash it received and what it says about American society. - Photo via openculture.com

Pallante: America is a Fiction

Robert Pallante November 1, 2020

Here in America, we like to believe that we live in a country of high ideals, and that we may have gone astray. But that's not the case. America is absurd, it is innately the home of evil, idiotic, bigoted...

President Trump talks to news reporters. Pallante discusses his views on political journalists' handling of Trump era politics. - Photo via thenation.com

Pallante: Political Journalists Live in a Bubble

Robert Pallante October 21, 2020

I attended Temple University for a semester. I planned to study journalism and then go work for some media company, but life got in the way. I don't take issue with my time there, nor do I have a...

With the 2020 Presidential Election swiftly approaching, being aware of bias is important. Without watching for bias, political polarity arises, making a beneficial society for all more difficult to attain. - Photo via dailywire.com

Editorial: Be Wary of Political Polarization

The Whit Staff October 14, 2020

Election Day is now less than a month away. Due to the pandemic, people across the country have received mail-in ballots to help mitigate infection rates. Since President Donald Trump has falsely claimed...

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