As March Women's History Month concludes, I spoke with Bonnie Monnie Morris, a Title IX scholar, women's historian at the University of California at Berkeley, and National Women's History Museum adviser regarding Title IX. We discussed the law's original purpose, how it differs from its modern perception, and how this contrast has impacted women over the past half-century.

— Patrick McFarland

How old is too old? As November approaches, this question circulates across America. President Biden’s age remains a central threat to his reelection, while Donald Trump, only about four years younger, does not face the same challenge.

— Elisabeth Mellen

If one were assigned the near-impossible task of listing the most influential theologians and religious leaders of the past 30 years, it would be difficult not to include the late Rabbi Jonathan Sacks. One of his earlier works, entitled The Politics of Hope, seems even more relevant today. The route out of our American political crisis, albeit accelerated by electing pro-democracy candidates, fundamentally rests on our ability to realize this politics of hope.

— Stephen Blinder

In El Salvador, order has emerged from an anti-democratic regime. The fact of the matter is that the Latin American country was rather lawless before, with gangs roaming the streets and bribery a norm. The U.S. must push for an order in accordance with law. There is a world where due process meets safety. 

— Michael Scime

Recently, former President Donald Trump, the Republican frontrunner for the upcoming 2024 election, has commented on the United States’ commitment to NATO, leaving the other allied countries questioning their safety amid the War in Ukraine.

— Christina Tucholski

Partisanship has proven not anathema to a healthy democracy but an invaluable and, indeed, a necessary constituent of our political system. Partisanship and the sincere, meaningful debate it fosters have been at the root of our democracy from the beginning.

— Stephen Blinder

The finger guns to the head are more than a gesture or a political protest. It’s a way for the world to finally understand how dire the situation in Congo has been and continues to be. Whether it is the DR Congo, Gaza, Sudan, or Tigray, you can not just tune out what is distressing to you just because you don’t want to hear it.

— Kahwit Tela

There are still eight months before the first presidential debate, and while the parties have not made their platforms official, people are already scrutinizing the differences between the two candidates: Donald Trump and Joe Biden. Despite the apparent differences, there is one area where Biden and Trump have something in common.

— Patrick McFarland

Populism remains perilously open to forgery. If Donald Trump is a populist, he is one in performance only – the marriage of the two ends there. Defeating Trump in November is necessary but not sufficient. We need to reclaim the word “populism” before its imposters reclaim our country.

— Stephen Blinder

With key players like Vivek Ramaswamy and Nikki Haley making huge moves in the 2024 primary elections, it seems like the Republican Party is ushering in a new era that embraces South Asian voters. Yet, Haley, who is still in the race, fails to connect to her Indian identity and campaign towards South Asian voters.

— Maya Mohosin