The audacity of hopelessly standing by: Obama’s foreign policy failure
In the last few months, President Barack Obama has come under fire by members of both parties regarding what many see as a passive approach to significant world events. Russian aggression in Ukraine...
View ArticleRepublicans must include more women in party base
Marilinda Garcia, a congressional candidate running in New Hampshire’s second district, is well on her way to becoming the new darling of the Republican Party. As a woman of Spanish heritage, she is...
View ArticleGo vote, millennial!
In 2008, millennials swept President Obama into office by turning out to vote in unprecedented numbers and did so again in 2012. The record turnout among millennials in both of these elections sent...
View ArticleUtah elects Mia Love to Congress for her abilities, not her race
With the midterm elections excitement dying down and a lame duck session well underway, let’s dig a little deeper into the composition of the new Congress. One of the most significant victories was...
View ArticleJordan’s failed negotiations reveal the truth about engaging with ISIS
Brokering a deal between two parties with different perspectives and end goals is difficult enough. How do you arrive at an agreement with a party that not only has a radically different end goal than...
View ArticleColumba Bush: How Jeb Bush’s wife could impact his potential 2016 run
There is no dispute that the Republican Party has struggled in recent years to gain the support of women and minorities. Despite big-name Republicans like Condoleezza Rice, Nikki Haley and Marco Rubio...
View ArticleThe need for a conservative safe space
***Editor’s Note: This article was published as part of the satirical April 1, 2015 issue Wellesley presents itself as an institution that welcomes and cherishes diversity: bring yourself — whoever you...
View ArticleGet ready for the first match of the 2016 elections: The Establishment vs....
A few weeks ago, Senator Ted Cruz’s (R-TX) announcement to seek the presidency officially kicked off the 2016 election cycle. In addition to Senator Cruz, Rand Paul (R-KY) has thrown his hat into the...
View ArticleMarco Rubio: Does he stand a chance?
Back in 2010 when Marco Rubio won what seemed like an impossible victory against Charlie Crist, he became the new darling of the Republican Party — specifically the Tea Party wing of the GOP. The...
View ArticleMarco Rubio is the face of the new GOP
Trump (face-palm). Carson. Fiorina. These three outsider candidates stole the limelight during the first two debates—with much entertainment value—and surged to the front of the polls. This time,...
View ArticleWhere’s the ‘right’ on refugees?
In the wake of the Paris attacks, the United States saw a polarized discussion over refugee resettlement: one side was adamantly against it while the other side was thoroughly for it. Governors of 31...
View ArticleWho won the GOP debate? The moderator and the no-show
Depending on which pundit you follow, the winner of last Thursday’s GOP Debate might have been either Senator Ted Cruz, Senator Marco Rubio, or Ohio Governor John Kasich. However, I would argue that...
View ArticleFar from robotic, Rubio is real
“Robotic.” “Choked.” Unsurprisingly, the post-New Hampshire debate publicity over Chris Christie’s “canned responses” attack on Marco Rubio has negatively affected the Rubio campaign. During the...
View ArticleLess defense, full-on offense: GOP leaders go all-out to defeat Trump
We have a problem, Houston: with Super Tuesday done, we are now entering the winner-take-all stage of the GOP nomination process. However, the threat of businessman Donald Trump’s candidacy is real and...
View ArticleGoing Red: Life as a Republican at Wellesley
“It must be hard being a conservative at Wellesley,” Senator Marco Rubio said, during the brief chat I had with him at a town hall in New Hampshire. Rubio was more or less correct — Wellesley...
View ArticleWellesley College Republicans remains neutral in the 2016 election
It is no secret that the 2016 election cycle has been a messy one for the Republican Party. The Party has split into many fragments, as was evidenced by the seventeen candidates vying for the...
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