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.
On Sept. 19, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order, which took effect on Sept. 21, imposing a $100,000 fee on applicants to the…
In a recent episode of the “Ezra Klein Show,” Ezra Klein had on writer Ta-Nehisi Coates to talk about their differing responses to the assassination…
President Donald Trump has been intentionally avoiding judicial review. This was a fear held by many Democrats, but Republicans repeatedly said this fear was absurd and…
Donald Trump’s approval rating is falling sharply. The media figures that played such a key role in getting him elected are trying their best to distance…
As students in New York City, the mayoral race directly affects our lives, not just as students, but as residents of a city in constant transformation.…
On April 21, 2025, the British Ministry of Defense released an intelligence report stating that “The Russian education system is highly likely becoming increasingly politicised, militarised…
The private education movement has positioned school choice as a solution to rising political polarization and widening gaps in education outcomes, but privatizing education is set…
In the good old days, there used to be a finality about extinction. Back then, being the last of your kind meant something. Direwolves, white-furred wolves…
In his recent New York Times op-ed, Ross Douthat paints a bleak portrait of our digital age, arguing that the rise of technology is pushing humanity…
Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem recently announced in a video that starting May 7, in order to travel by air or visit federal buildings in…