By Tina C. ’23 From Hong Kong to Chile, and Iraq to Ecuador, you’ve most definitely heard about the political … More
Tag: politics
Pros and Cons of Gun Control Measures
This month, Crystal students took on one of the most pressing political questions of our time. Should the United States … More
What the Election of Brazil’s New President Means for the Country
By Jackson K. ’21 “I think we are headed for a very dark period in the history of Brazil.” These … More
Conservative at Crystal
By the Editors ’19 The Crystal community is generally known for being left-leaning. On a cultural level, Crystal students and … More
Is Today’s Hyper-Partisanship Truly a Historical Anomaly?
By: Gabrielle L. (’18)
Without doubt, the vicious polarization of the 2016 Presidential Campaign and the subsequent election of the Trump administration increased talk of today’s ‘historically-unparalleled’ political partisanship. In fact, in Barack Obama’s 2017 farewell address, he referred to his inability to reverse the 21st century hyper-partisan trend as “one of the few regrets” of his presidency; the challenges of today’s congressional gridlock are well acknowledged by both the government and public. Despite this, although modern Congress is often criticized for exhibiting a hyper-partisanship incomparable to any other time period in our nation’s history, political science metrics suggest that current congressional polarization actually marks a return to historical norms.