Two years ago, my father—a lifelong Democrat—told Rachel Maddow that she and other MSNBC anchors should take immigration, particularly illegal immigration, seriously, and lobby President Biden to do the same. For years, Democrats either dismissed immigration concerns or embraced left-wing positions to court Hispanic voters. My father believed that ignoring this issue would hurt the […]
National attention on campus free-speech issues tends to focus on only the most sensational threats. Incidents like speaker shout-downs, disruptive protests, physical attacks, major petitions, or unjust firings garner the most attention from alumni and the general public. And rightly so – there is no shortage of incidents that ought to cause outrage from those […]
Elon Musk and Vice President-elect JD Vance recently defended Germany’s Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) political party, a far-right party whose leaders have made comments suggesting that they align with neo-Nazism. While I concede that the Left tends to overuse the terms “racist,” “Nazi,” and “far-right,” if the AfD—an ethno-nationalist party with leadership that has been […]
The interplay between liberalism and democracy is a pivotal topic in political philosophy, particularly regarding how each ideology shapes governance and societal values. Aristotle’s classification of states into monarchy, aristocracy, and democracy laid the groundwork for understanding these systems; however, French sociologist Émile Durkheim’s critique reveals a deeper complexity. Durkheim argued that the true distinction […]
In the morning hours of Wednesday, December 4, Luigi Mangione murdered UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson as he walked to the New York Hilton Midtown to speak at his company’s annual investors’ conference. This appalling premeditated murder, captured on surveillance footage for all to view, was met with equally disgusting reactions from the typical actors: journalists, […]
Sunday marked the fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime, the end of a half-century of rule by the Assad family and the culmination of the country’s nearly 14-year-long civil war. Assad fled Damascus on Saturday evening after a coalition of rebel groups seized the capital in a lightning offensive that began in late November. […]
On the morning of June 29, 2023, the Supreme Court was the last thing on my mind. In fact, at that time, I couldn’t have cared less about what the Court did. A friend from school was about to come over for a week, and, like a true Chinese parent, my mom insisted I clean […]
For weeks, many on the political Left have painted Donald Trump’s October 27th rally at Madison Square Garden rally with dark strokes, comparing it to the notorious 1939 Bund rally – a gathering held at the Garden that supported the Nazi regime. A recent Washington Post column argued that the event “mirrored one in the […]
Most members of Congress, including former California Senator Kamala Harris, often draft legislation that serves as a signal to some of their constituents and donors, rather than as a genuine effort to pass meaningful laws. Kamala Harris introduced 132 bills and resolutions during her four-year tenure as a senator. However, many of her bills, including […]
On Tuesday, October 1, CBS hosted the Vice Presidential debate at CBS headquarters in New York City. I watched the debate on TV at Princeton, and what I saw impressed me. On nearly every issue, Senator JD Vance (R-OH) demonstrated command of the facts and dominated Governor Tim Walz (D-MN). On immigration, Vance correctly noted […]
During the Republican National Convention in July, Donald Trump selected Ohio Senator JD Vance as his running mate. Media outlets discussed Vance as a possibility leading up to the convention, so Trump’s decision was not a total surprise. However, the choice is a bit puzzling. It suggests that Trump may be overconfident in his chances […]
On May 23, I attended former President Donald Trump’s rally in the Bronx. It was my first time at a Trump event, and it felt historic – his first New York City event since 2016. It also enabled Trump to show off how the MAGA movement is drawing in demographics that GOP leaders have long […]
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