Sébastien Lecornu was appointed Prime Minister of France on September 9, before resigning 26 days later, stating that “the conditions were not right for governing.”…
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Sports: A Battleground for Democratic and Authoritarian Values
The year 1936 has gone down in European history as the year of the Berlin Olympics under Nazi Germany. Three years before the outbreak of…
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Speaker’s Out: What Happened + Budgeting 101
It has been an interesting week for U.S. democracy. In the last fourteen days, U.S. lawmakers have averted a government shutdown. Currently, the Biden administration…
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Amendment 4 proposal sparks debate on government overreach
On Nov. 8, Missouri voters will have the opportunity to vote “yes” or “no” on this year’s midterm election ballot in response to a proposed…
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What is Women’s History Month?
On February 29, Donald Trump issued a proclamation that declared March as Women’s History Month. In doing so, Trump has upheld a presidential tradition of…
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A brief look at recent train crashes
In recent years, there has been an increase in train crashes in the U.S., specifically those involving Amtrak passenger trains. In the last three months…
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Unpacking the government shutdown
The United States federal government shut down at midnight Jan. 20. This was the first government shutdown under the Trump administration and, more significantly, the…
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Blackmail alleged against Governor Greitens
On Jan. 11, a St. Louis’ CBS affiliate, KMOV, revealed that Republican Gov. Eric Greitens of Missouri was accused of blackmail. In an audio recording…
Read MoreExtremism in American Politics: Part III
In the U.S., partisan extremism has been on the rise since 1980. In order to investigate political extremism, we must examine some of its causes.…
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