Tag: politics
Aug. 18, 2023
The AP Psychology debacle in Florida: will politics win over science?
On Aug. 3, 2023, the Florida Department of Education banned the teaching of AP Psychology in Florida schools. Citing the “Parental Rights in Education Act”…
Jul. 28, 2023
Drexel hosts inaugural Big City Journalist Boot Camp
Throughout the week of July 17, Drexel University’s Department of Communication collaborated with the Department of Politics to host the first Big City Journalist Boot…
Jul. 28, 2023
Re-forming the US Supreme Court, do we need it?
The deadliest day in the American political calendar is June 30, when the Supreme Court dumps the last of its decisions for the judicial year…
May. 12, 2023
The (in)effectivity of election polls
After reading David A. Graham’s Atlantic article, “What Does Nate Silver Know?” a 2020 interview with Nate Silver, the editor-in-chief and founder of poll aggregation…
May. 12, 2023
Mayoral candidates talk technology with WURD Radio ahead of primary election
In the final mayoral forum before Philadelphia voters choose a Democratic candidate for Philadelphia’s one-hundredth mayor in the city’s primary election on Tuesday, May 16,…
May. 12, 2023
Voter’s guide for the mayoral candidates
Philadelphia’s Democratic mayoral primary will be held Tuesday, May 16. This key election will determine which candidate runs in November’s mayoral election for a chance…
May. 12, 2023
Are these our Mayoral Candidates?
Eyebrow Raisers for some of the Mayoral Candidates Cherelle Parker: The rousing motivational speaker with a sharp sense of humorEyebrow raiser: She represents Longwood Gardens…
May. 5, 2023
Copyright laws, redefined
In Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. v. Goldsmith, the United States Supreme Court is deliberating how to assess whether the appropriation of…
May. 5, 2023
From change to action: A Journey from Drexel to “This American Divide”
There was always a question that tickled the back of my mind more potently than a feather to a foot: do those who live through…
Apr. 7, 2023
Mike Pence is the dark horse candidate of 2024
Former Vice President Mike Pence may not be the most charismatic candidate running for president, but that’s exactly what many political insiders want. Pence is…