Isaac Lavitt '25 Copy Editor On September 25, Fratelli d’Italia (Brothers of Italy) won the Italian election. For the first time since Mussolini, a far-right coalition won both houses of parliament and unseated the incumbent left-wing coalition. Descended from the supporters of Mussolini, the party has expressed support for Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine, has... Continue Reading →

Alden Minuk '26 Contributor HM King Charles III is now King of United Kingdom of Great Britain, Northern Ireland and the Commonwealth Realms. The question many are asking is whether he will be a successful monarch. I believe a monarch’s ability to be successful depends on factors such as their benevolence, their leadership capabilities, and... Continue Reading →

Emmitt Wilson ’22 Politics Editor Since the 2015 federal election, Justin Trudeau has remained the leader of the Liberal Party. The New Democratic Party changed their leader once, from Tom Mulcair to Jagmeet Singh in 2017. However, after the resignation of the defeated Stephen Harper, the Conservative Party has seen a myriad of leadership changes.... Continue Reading →

John Ergon Golpe ’24 Contributor There is a plethora of reasons as to why Ferdinand Marcos Jr. , the winner of the 2022 Philippine Presidential Election, is unfit to become the country’s latest leader. Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. is the only son of former Filipino dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr. , who started their dictatorship in... Continue Reading →

Siwon Jengsuksavat ’23 Contributor After an extremely tight and nasty election, candidate Yoon Suk Yeol of the People Power Party won with 48.56% of ballots to 47.83% of ballots to the ruling Democratic party. Yoon was officially sworn in as President on May 10, 2022, for a five-year term. The two major parties in this... Continue Reading →

Nathan Poklar ’24 Contributor Before Russia invaded Ukraine, very few outside of Ukraine knew who Volodymyr Zelensky was. Yet, since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began, Zelensky has solidified himself as the face of the Ukrainian national identity. In 2019, Zelensky was elected President as an independent candidate in a landslide election. Viewed as an... Continue Reading →

Ryan Waller ’24 Contributor The lives of those in Poland in the 1980s consisted of work, hunger, and fear. My grandparents and my mother both suffered under the rule of the communist government in Poland. Following the Second World War, Poland had a Russian puppet government. The Polish people and Polish government officials feared Russia,... Continue Reading →

William Hudson ’24 Contributor It’s time to replace the United Nations After the disastrous Second World War and the League of Nations’ failure to stop it, world leaders created a new multinational organization: the United Nations (UN). The UN, like its predecessor, aims to prevent wars by encouraging international dialogue, safeguarding human rights, and seeking... Continue Reading →

Sean Ehmann ’24 Contributor The United States is a polarized nation. Congress is sharply divided along party lines and executive policies shift drastically from one administration to the next. However, the third branch of government is meant to stay above partisan squabbles, to be truly neutral referees for these political shenanigans. That is, of course,... Continue Reading →

Baljot Rai '24 Contributor Climate change is a global phenomenon, impacting the world indiverse ways. Droughts are causing food shortages, acid rain is causing complications in the fishingindustry, and poverty is greatly increasing. Analyzing and assessing the impacts of climate changeon ecosystems, biodiversity, and human communities at the regionaland global levels, the Intergovernmental Panel on... Continue Reading →