Virginia Review of Politics

Considering closely the Mueller investigation, an analysis of the effects of partisan politics on the safeguards of democracy.

President Trump has caused quite a stir in the headlines recently due to enacting tariffs on numerous countries abroad. This has resulted in many Americans, both Republicans and Democrats to question why the president has this Authority in the first place. This article seeks to explore the president's power to enact tariffs and what Congress can do about it.

The alt-right holds an unusually powerful sway over the discourse we hold online. Unless we pay careful attention to their growing influence, violence and political chaos will inevitably result.

The Native American Tribe, the Tohono O’odham Nation continues to face excessive surveillance a century and half after the U.S.-Mexican border was drawn straight through their territory.

The center-left’s legacy is under assault across Western democracy, but parties in the United Kingdom, Spain, and Portugal, are showing the way forward.

The recent publication of The Dinosaur Artist, focusing on the illegal importation and sale of vertebrate dinosaurs by a high-profile smuggler, has renewed interest in the debate between science and commercialism.

The Kavanaugh controversy is symptomatic of a larger sickness in American politics that threatens to fundamentally corrupt public discourse.

An exploration of the methods of judicial appointments and partisan elections.

The relationship between Hip-hop and Arabic is not coincidental; it is purposely used to highlight the cultural exchange in America and reject xenophobia.

Communist party suppressing Marxist students

Only a few decades ago, Democrats had an unshakeable hold on the American South.  Can a new wave of progressive candidates win back Dixie for Democrats?

Publicly funded research kept behind the paywalls of for-profit scholarly publishers is a detriment to both science and society.

Developed countries are fighting over fishing rights to absorb fish supplies, but developing countries are nonetheless hit the hardest in the global conflict over shortages.

Cultural humanitarianism to North Korea aims to smuggle illicit information into the country to combat a smothering propaganda machine. But there are more dangers than benefits – and more serious consequences for the people these efforts aim to help.

Global economic history shouldn't be understood as a hockey stick but rather a divergence.

Asian Americans are often touted as the “model minority,” but don’t be fooled: the model minority myth has and always will be an agent of white supremacy.

The Trump administration has expressed clear hatred for “illegal immigrants,” claiming that they are rapists and criminals. What is it like to be undocumented in the United States from the perspective of an American citizen, and how can our country respond better to immigration?

Americans face systemic obstacles to voting. Legislators ought to act as soon as possible to remove them.

Holding people accountable online for their actions is on the rise, but at what cost? Call-out culture is more nuanced than Twitter might make you believe it is.

Today, Shanghai is one of China’s most prosperous commercial centers.  But can it survive the threat of pollution?

The average industrialized nation pays $400 per person on prescription drugs. Americans pay over twice that. The federal government needs to intervene in the drug market to fix this crisis.

Don’t turn Dr. Christine Blasey Ford into the political “pawn” she specifically claimed she is not. Instead, listen to her, and begin listening to all women.

A wise man once said that there are three types of falsehoods: lies, damned lies, and statistics. Nowhere is this more true than in the political sphere.

Americans throw away billions of dollars worth of good food every year. What can be done to solve this pressing public policy matter?

In 2009, the Obama administration attempted to pass an ambitious plan to expand health insurance coverage to the then-uninsured. But entrenched opposition -- and not just from Republicans -- threatened to derail the plan at almost every step.

How can we efficiently improve our state’s scientific literacy? One often-neglected subject stands out for its potential.

Much like people, every nation has its own closet of skeletons––whether they take the form of past social injustice, corruption, strife and persecution, or civil war. The question is: should nations forgive, forget, and move past their historical atrocities, or always remember?

As China enters the Xi era, the definition of “Modernization” remains a key question for the future.