Welcome to the Zeitgeist, the NYU Politics Society’s undergraduate opinion publication dedicated to providing a platform for students to learn about and engage with politics and current events.
The dream of a progressive “Tea Party” movement is dead. Energized by Zohran Mamdani’s upset win in New York’s mayoral race last year, progressives envisioned similar…
There is a reasonable cause for concern about the rapid and largely unregulated development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) over the past few years. The introduction of…
Women who support and uphold the patriarchy are often the first to be let go. This happens to be the sentiment circulating around former Attorney General…
Unless you’re a finance bro — or someone who reads earnings reports for fun — Blackstone Inc. doesn’t usually come up in everyday conversation. Certainly not…
Last Thursday, the European Parliament voted 389 to 206 to pass the Return Regulation, a sweeping overhaul of E.U. migration enforcement that allows member states…
On Feb. 14, 2026, after an inability to reach a conclusion on funding legislation, the Department of Homeland Security was forced to shut down. The…
There is a particular kind of policy failure where the cure and the disease become indistinguishable. Theoretically, age verification mandates are designed to keep minors…
On March 19, 2026, U.S. President Donald J. Trump met with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at the White House. They announced a series of…
Ten years ago, global warming did not plague Arizona with lethal triple-digit heat in March. The Arctic was not posting record-low winter sea ice and…
On Feb. 28, 2026, another expansion of American military force abroad under President Trump ensued. The United States and Israel jointly launched strikes on Iran…