Corruption has long plagued New Orleans politics. Throughout the years, New Orleans’ local government has been replete with scandals of bribery and corruption. Andrew Ward, assistant professor of political...

This past election cycle highlighted extreme political tribalism and polarization in America. Both political parties stoked these flames and zeroed in on negative rhetoric. Republicans fired up their base...

Eight years ago, my classmates discussed how little they knew about President Donald Trump. Four years ago, there was a great amount of stigma towards voting for Trump. However, there has been a cultural...

Political debates became a Thanksgiving tradition after the election of President-elect Donald Trump in 2016, though they were practiced before then — during the Civil War, the 1960s and almost every...

In today’s hyper-polarized America, people have forgotten how to engage in civil discourse. The inescapable partisan social media bubbles only add fuel to the fire, allowing for the demonization of those...

If, at 8:45 p.m. on June 27, 15 minutes before a debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, someone learned of everything that would occur in American politics over the next...

On Jan. 22, the U.S. Supreme Court reaffirmed a constitutional precedent that should have never been challenged: the Supremacy Clause. It states that federal law “shall be the supreme law of the...

Louisiana House Representative Mandie Landry visited Professor Karrie Gaspard-Hogewood’s Intro to Social Policy and Practice class on Oct. 17 for an open discussion about the career of a state representative...

  Republican Mike Johnson was elected 56th speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives early Wednesday afternoon, becoming the first Louisiana representative to hold the position.    Johnson’s...

When lines are drawn and sides are taken, some people try to find a happy middle. Compromise can be healthy, and keeping a clear head can mean thinking critically about who you judge, how you judge...

Midterm election decisions enacted new state constitutional amendments, bringing new changes for Louisiana and New Orleans beyond Senate and Congressional elections. Eight proposed amendments to the...

Politics, once seen as a taboo conversation topic, now has a large impact on our lives, especially at Tulane University. These discussions regarding politics most likely contributed to a record number...