Politics

Calling the 2024 election the most important is dangerous

No election you are eligible to vote in is too small or too unimportant.

| Editor-in-Chief

Danforth Center for Religion and Politics hosts ‘Realistic Hope: American Democracy and the 2024 Election’

“We have collective responsibility….to pass on a political system to future generations of Americans that is workable and usable, maybe not perfect, but can be clutched into something that works,” […]

, and | Contributing Writers

Dean’s Distinguished Lecturer Professor Diana Z. O’Brien discusses state of women’s political representation

Amid a contentious election cycle with its second-ever female presidential nominee, Professor in Political Science Diana Z. O’Brien gave a talk regarding the factors that affect women’s political representation, Oct. […]

| Staff Writer

Voter registration deadline coming Wednesday

The voter registration deadline for Missouri is this Wednesday, Oct. 9. Those wishing to vote in the Nov. 5 election should register online on the Secretary of State’s website. 

| News Editor

Should you register to vote in Missouri? Here’s what’s at stake.

If you’re a Democrat, like I am, you might wonder, what’s the point of voting here, dropping a speck of blue into a sea of red? If this is a factor you find yourself considering, do not let a sense of powerlessness deter you from voting in Missouri, for there are key issues where your vote really can influence change.

| Senior Forum Editor

‘Kamala is Brat’ and pop culture politics

Maybe people aren’t planning to vote for Kamala in November just because Charli XCX mentioned her once, but at what point could someone’s political world become so saturated with celebrity culture, Instagram posts, and TikTok trends that it’s hardly based on the actual campaign anymore?

| Contributing Writer

A newcomer’s guide to last year’s campus protests

New students: now that you are familiar with our recent past, it is up to you to decide our future. I cannot overstate how extraordinary that power is.

| Senior Forum Editor

Diplomat Richard Haas speaks on the state of democracy in the US

Veteran diplomat, author, and president emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations, Richard Haas spoke on campus about the state of democracy in the United States as part of the Elliot H. Stein Lecture in Ethics, April 1. 

| Staff Writer

Saving TikTok is not saving democracy

Regulating TikTok should be encouraged. The current state of social media should not.

| Contributing Writer

Political art expo brings St. Louis perspectives to WashU

Alpha Omega, a city-wide chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority hosted a political art exposition titled “This Little Light of Mine,” Jan. 31.

and | Contributing and Staff Writers

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