Blue House, Red Senate: Midterm Elections Debrief
Yesterday, Americans went to the polls to elect a new Congress. All 435 seats of the House of Representatives and 35 Senate seats were up. Since Donald Trump’s election two More
The New Jim Crow: Voter Suppression in the 2018 Midterms
While the original U.S Constitution only provided for limited suffrage for white males, five amendments have expanded voting rights in the country since. These include the 15th Amendment, which provided More
Keeping Up with the Kremlin: A Semi-Exhaustive Timeline of the Mueller Investigation
Last August, American president Donald Trump used his favourite social media platform to vent his frustration at Special Counsel Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference during the 2016 election. In a More
Op-Ed: Susan Collins, A Profile in Cowardice
This op-ed presents only the opinion of the author and is not an endorsement from the McGill Journal of Political Studies nor the McGill Political Science Students’ Association. Last Friday, More
Op-Ed: The Case for a Liberal Minority in Quebec
Note: this op-ed presents only the opinion of the author and is not an endorsement from the McGill Journal of Political Studies nor the McGill Political Science Students’ Association. Read More
“Zero Tolerance” 101: A Guide to Trump’s Immigration Policy
This is a developing story. Donald Trump, despite his claims, is not the first president to crack down on illegal immigration. The prosecution of those illegally entering the United States More
Death and Duplicity: Journalism in Russia
Earlier this month, news broke that famed Russian journalist Arkady Babchenko had been murdered in the Kiev apartment where he was staying. Babchenko, a fierce critic of Russian president Vladimir More
I Just Can’t Wait to Be King: The Rise of MBS in the Middle East
Last June, Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud named his son, 31 year-old Mohammad bin Salman Al Saud (also known as MBS) as the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia. More
Another One Bites the Dust: Rex Tillerson is Out as Secretary of State
After months of speculation, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was fired by President Donald Trump on March 13th. As expected, Trump fired Tillerson through a tweet, and reportedly only contacted More
Miss Congeniality: How North Korea Won the Olympics
North Korea may leave Pyeongchang without a medal, but they’ve won something far more valuable.