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The White House Takes a Different Approach to Deal-Making

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Art by Peau PorotesanoPresident Donald Trump is starting to flex his business muscles in the White House. In the past couple weeks, recent reports out of Washington have revealed that he has bypassed his fellow Republicans in hopes of advancing his stalled agenda. In an unanticipated move, Trump has "handed a loaded gun to Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer," according to Anthony … [Read more...] about The White House Takes a Different Approach to Deal-Making

Yale Professor Compares Trump and Historical Tyranny

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Image Courtesy of Penguin Random HouseThe election of Donald Trump last November marked a monumental change in American politics, as is argued in the book "On Tyranny" by Timothy Snyder, Housum Professor of History at Yale University, published Feb. 28. This change, Snyder writes, bears unsettling resemblances to the beginnings of authoritarian movements in the 20th … [Read more...] about Yale Professor Compares Trump and Historical Tyranny

Beware the Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing

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Art by Sybil ZhangIvanka Trump represents the last bastion of moderate Republicans still supporting President Donald Trump's dysfunctional administration. She allows these reluctant Trump voters to legitimize their support of him. If someone as seemingly polished, progressive and intelligent as Ivanka Trump believes in the Trump presidency, it's OK for moderate Republicans to … [Read more...] about Beware the Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing

Yemen Raid Continues Alarming Precedent

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Art by Peau PorotesanoThe first military action authorized by President Donald Trump, a military raid on an al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula compound in Yemen, resulted in the deaths of NAVY Seal William "Ryan" Owens and an unknown number of "civilian non-combatants," which "may include children," according to Luis Martinez's article, "US Military Determines Civilians 'Likely … [Read more...] about Yemen Raid Continues Alarming Precedent

Best Places to Cry on Campus Now that Trump is President

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Art by Peau Porotesano The world seems to be rendered a darker shade since the election this past November. Shrouded in uncertainty about what our nation might hold, it can be difficult to navigate this new political terrain in a productive and meaningful way. The Pepperdine campus has equipped students with the precise spaces to organize, to learn, to protest and to … [Read more...] about Best Places to Cry on Campus Now that Trump is President