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 Democratic Party is at a crossroads, and it needs to get its priorities in check, fast. As the Trump administration continues its agenda with executive…
Despite spending $882 billion on national security annually, the United States is still grappling with a raging national security crisis. Our system, outdated from the Cold…
Head-spinning, mind-boggling, dizzying — these phrases have been repeated time and time again in articles covering Trump’s past week in office. Not only has he broken…
This article was originally going to be a warning about complying in advance in the face of rising authoritarianism, with Eric Adams as the poster child…
Following decades of proxy conflict, arms and space races, and ideological warfare around the globe, the power duopoly held by the U.S. and U.S.S.R. finally collapsed…
“If I’m president, I will have that war settled in one day, 24 hours,” President Donald Trump declared in a CNN interview in May 2023. Several…
Two weeks ago, the Trump administration revealed plans to place all directly hired United States Agency for International Development employees on leave worldwide and bring back…
On March 11, 2024, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem posted a video of her getting her teeth fixed at SmileTexas. She explained to her followers that…
On Feb. 4, 2024, the Turkish Ministry of the Environment warned the country about the risk of another massive earthquake striking Istanbul. Seismic activity has been…
Whenever I go to the grocery store, I bring my reusable Trader Joe's tote. Not only is the tote large enough to hold all my groceries,…