by LMR | Dec 8, 2020 | Electoral College, Reform
By George Kalyvas Junior, GW The United States is presently in a crisis and a debate regarding electoral politics. Debating a change to the Constitution of the United States requires the conversations of politicians and policymakers. These conversations must trickle...
by LMR | Dec 8, 2020 | Electoral College, Keep
By Josh Kutner Senior, GW While recognizing that our American system of governance is far from perfect, we must fully evaluate our institutions before seeking to tear them down in their entirety. Fundamentally, the Electoral College ensures that states, the essential...
by LMR | Nov 25, 2020 | Court Packing, Keep
By Colin Schlissel Junior, Cornell When evaluating a policy proposal, we must ask ourselves the following questions: What are the goals? What are the trade-offs? What are the incentives this policy creates? The goal of expanding the number of justices on the Supreme...
by LMR | Nov 25, 2020 | Court Packing, Reform
By Karina Ochoa Berkley Sophomore, GW On October 26, 2020, a bitterly divided Senate confirmed Amy Coney Barrett as the 115th justice to the Supreme Court, further cementing the court’s conservative shift for decades to come. The confirmation has prompted debate about...
by LMR | Nov 25, 2020 | Abolish, Court Packing, Supreme Court
By Aanand Joshi Freshman, Stanford The recently deceased Ruth Bader Ginsburg is considered one of the most “progressive” Supreme Court justices who has ever been appointed. Ginsburg has been instrumental in supporting women’s rights through her advocacy both on the...
by LMR | Nov 17, 2020 | No, Uyghur Human Right Crisis
By Kaitlyn Yuan Sophomore, GW Throughout history, US foreign policy towards non-security issues has tended to lack comprehensive action. The US will scramble to develop a national security strategy at the slightest threat of American values but proceed at a...
