By Spencer M-D. ’25 President Biden is currently facing one of the toughest decisions of his presidency: the vacancy left by Justice Breyer gives Biden his first opportunity to nominate a member […]
Joe Biden’s Supreme Court Nominee
The Nature of the National Debt
By Ryan S. ’22 One week ago, the Senate passed a bill to raise the debt ceiling to cover the government’s expenses through December of this year. Although the Senate was able […]
The 6-3 Anomaly
By Spencer M-D. ’25 Throughout history, the Supreme Court has been known to be an institution of impartiality and justice. However, in recent months, we have seen it spin out of control as […]
The Status of the California Recall Effort
By Yuto K. ’23 You may have heard on the news that there will be a gubernatorial recall election in California probably sometime in November of this year, as a recall petition […]
Will and Should the Filibuster be Eliminated?
By Yuto K. ’23 Ever since the Democrats took back the Senate majority by winning the two runoff elections in Georgia and President Joe Biden took office on January 20th of this […]
Wagner: Should We Separate the Artist From the Art?
By Abigail A. ’23 Classical composer Richard Wagner is widely acknowledged among classical music aficionados as a groundbreaking musician. Part of a radical composing group of German avant-garde musicians during the Romantic […]
Uprising and Uproars
By Tina C. ’23 From Hong Kong to Chile, and Iraq to Ecuador, you’ve most definitely heard about the political protests sweeping the world this year. As the year draws to a […]
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 implement stricter gun control measures? We chose to kick off our series […]
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 are the words of Paulo Artaxo, a climate-change researcher at the University […]
Conservative at Crystal
By the Editors ’19 The Crystal community is generally known for being left-leaning. On a cultural level, Crystal students and student organizations strive for diversity, inclusivity, and celebration of different identities and […]
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