Trump is ruining the great economic comeback
It is no secret that things in this country are too expensive. House prices are rising due to tight supply, the energy grid is overworked and in need of expansion,…
Ian Watanabe
Can capitalism cure screen addictions?
I, like many others, struggle with an undiagnosed addiction to Instagram reels. I put an hour limit on the app, but clicking the “ignore for the day” button under the…
People are going to revolt against AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) is everywhere now. It is in the memes we scroll through on our social media feeds and it is the first in line to give us an…
Anti-intellectualism is a systemic issue
There is a lot of anti-intellectualism in this country. Negative attention is heaped on “liberal bubble” college campuses along with, according to The New York Times, federal crackdowns on activism…
Life is going to be hell for Zohran Mamdani
This past summer, people from around the country were focused on one election. In New York City’s mayoral race, leftist Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani won the democratic primary against former Governor…
Vassar community reacts to rise of student deportations
As of Thursday, April 17, at least 70 international students at colleges and universities in New York state have had their visas revoked. Across the country, nearly 1,700 international students’…
Oppositional identity has cooked the Democrats
Many Democrats are celebrating the Supreme Court special election victory in Wisconsin and Senator Cory Booker’s record-breaking filibuster denouncing Trump. Booker’s call to action was certainly a welcome contrast to…
I don’t like you either!
[Disclaimer: This article is part of our April Fools’ Day issue.] You know, there have been a lot of people in the fake Miscellany News who have been very unfair…
Capitulating to Russia will not lead to peace
Over the past few months, American foreign policy has been turning away from assisting Ukraine in its war against the Russian invasion. As the full-scale conflict reached its third year,…
Nobel peace prize winner warns students about nuclear war
On Wednesday, Feb. 19, Dr. Ira Helfand delivered a lecture in Rockefeller Hall to a group of concerned students, professors and other members of the greater Vassar community. Bekir Hodzic…