Hindsight is always 20-20, and retrospective analyses of pandemic response to the COVID-19 pandemic reveals glaring inadequacies in policy implementation that fueled damaging race based disparities. It is crucial to learn from these mistakes and take strides in implementing equitable disease prevention efforts for the future.

In this interview with UVA Professor Mary Kate Cary, former speechwriter for President George H.W. Bush, Cary discusses her journey from her time at UVA to her White House role, her challenges as a young professional, and her passion for bipartisan collaboration. Now a UVA professor, Cary integrates her experience into teaching courses like Election 2024, emphasizing effective communication and cross-party dialogue, while inspiring students to make a difference through their voices.

While Biblical literalism and constitutional originalism may seem similar on the surface and often see an ideological overlap, the two interpretive systems cannot coexist.

Two years after the breakout of the Ukraine war, the burgeoning economic alliances between autocratic nations have become a threat to economic sanctions as a viable method of quelling the Russian assault. Unless sanctions broaden their attack to corporations enabling evasions, they fail to stop or even disincentivize the Russian offense. 

While the most commonly cited cause for Biden’s withdrawal from the presidential race is his cognitive decline, his unpopular foreign policy decisions on issues critical to American voters cannot be overlooked. Foreign policy has been notoriously weak amongst one-term presidents as they near the end of their terms, and Biden is no exception. 

The Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library has focused on procuring and preserving rare books, manuscripts, and artifacts since its formation in 1987. However, their steps towards establishing a full history is undercut by their lack of effort to share these resources with the greater student body.

In a world of rapidly evolving technologies in reproductive medicine, adaptation is both a challenge and a necessity. The development of ectogestation and similar reproductive technologies calls into question abortion legislation and cultural norms across the United States. 

Today, the docile role of the homemaking woman may seem to be a figure of the past, but has in fact revived itself through a social media trend termed the Stay-At-Home Girlfriend.  

President Javier Milei's rise in Argentina highlights working-class frustration with political elites amid economic and social crises. His election mirrors populist trends that have recently been observed on a global scale.

The Selective Services system has negatively impacted the livelihoods of men for decades. Assuming this system will remain in place, it begs the question of whether or not women should also be required to register.