What California’s Billionaire Tax Act Reveals About Its Larger Fiscal Problem
What California’s Billionaire Tax Act Reveals About Its Larger Fiscal Problem

The 2026 Billionaire Tax Act is a proposed ballot initiative that would impose a one-time 5% excise tax on the accumulated wealth of California billionaires. The measure was brought forward by Suzanne Jimenez, the Chief of Staff for the healthcare labor union, Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West (SEIU-UHW). The proposal was motivated by the belief that establishing an emergency fund for Medi-Cal and its foundations would help mitigate a projected $19 billion annual loss resulting from federal funding cuts.

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StateKatie Coynetax, billionaire tax, unions, Katie CoyneComment
The Rise of Nick Fuentes
The Rise of Nick Fuentes

The rise of far-right political activist and influencer Nick Fuentes reflects growing fractures within the MAGA movement and the Republican Party. With the recent platforming of Nick Fuentes, he and his movement have caught the eye of many spectators in the current political sphere. This has helped elevate Fuentes’s visibility despite his history of antisemitism, white nationalism, and disagreement with the Republican Party.

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NationDamian Trevinonick fuentes, groyper, radicals, antisemitism, damian trevinoComment
Reason and Madness: The Legacy of the Enlightenment and the United States
Reason and Madness: The Legacy of the Enlightenment and the United States

The Age of Enlightenment is marked as one of the most transformative periods in human history. From the late 17th to the 18th Century, major advancements in various fields and studies reshaped mankind’s interpretation of the world around it. This is most apparent in the field of political philosophy. Great thinkers such as Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau pioneered many progressive political concepts that proved inspirational; their ideas eventually imprinted upon the fledgling United States of America in its struggle for independence and beyond.

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Olin Moorephilosophy, french enlightenment, age of enlightenmentComment
Safety or Strategy? Explaining Israel’s Intervention in Post-Assad Syria
Safety or Strategy? Explaining Israel’s Intervention in Post-Assad Syria

Following the collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria in December 2024, Israel wasted no time in launching an incursion across the Syrian border, capturing military posts and the strategic peak of Mount Hermon. This action, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed, was a “temporary” measure to “ensure that no hostile force embeds itself right next to the border of Israel.” However, after an entire year of occupation without any major threats emerging at the border, Israel has not withdrawn.

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GlobeEzra Rubinisrael, syria, ezra rubin, foreign policy, assadComment
Proposition 36 - A Turning Point or the Beginning of Another Debilitating Political Battle?
Proposition 36 - A Turning Point or the Beginning of Another Debilitating Political Battle?

In November 2024, on the same ballot that reelected President Trump, California voters quietly and overwhelmingly passed Prop 36, partially repealing the criminal justice reforms they had greenlit just a decade ago. Despite the fact that Prop 36 was popular among California voters, its passage in a landslide still shocked many, especially those with high optimism in criminal justice reforms.

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StateAnonymous prop 36, Criminal Justice System, prison reform, california, Gavin NewsomComment
Looking Back at Latin American Elections in 2025, and What’s in Store for 2026
Looking Back at Latin American Elections in 2025, and What’s in Store for 2026

This past year has no doubt been an incredibly interesting one regarding the outcome to the litany of elections held across the region. Ecuador held extremely contentious elections in which the conservative incumbent Daniel Noboa secured a comfortable re-election victory, defeating his main left-wing challenger, Luisa González, in an election dominated by issues of crime and government corruption.

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GlobeEdgardo MaldonadoLatin America, daniel noboa, Edgardo Maldonado, moncada, Jair BolsonaroComment
More Funding, Same Struggle: Why Students Still Can’t Afford College
More Funding, Same Struggle: Why Students Still Can’t Afford College

As of the most recent state budget, Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed a $350 million dollar increase to the budget, aligning with his compact to the UC and CSUs that he will increase their budget by 5% during the years 2022-2027. While this budget is predicted to offset research and funding cuts made to the public university system under the current administration, the California government still fails to address the underlying systemic issues that cause economic hardship to students of color.

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StateBeebe Perezfunding, college, Gavin Newsom, student loans, minorities, beebe perezComment
This Country Was Founded on the Promise of Federalism. Has California Upheld This Promise?
This Country Was Founded on the Promise of Federalism. Has California Upheld This Promise?

In 1788, in a bid to get the American populace to ratify a newly drafted Constitution, future President James Madison addressed the fledgling nation directly in Federalist 45. Under this new Constitution, he said, the “violent and oppressive factions which embitter the blessings of liberty,” that had ravaged the nation for decades, would be no more.

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StateRyan Weberjames madison, federalism, california, ryan weberComment
Liberation or Leverage? How the Venezuela Precedent Dictates Iran’s Political Future
Liberation or Leverage? How the Venezuela Precedent Dictates Iran’s Political Future

In the early morning on January 3rd, 2026, the United States stunned the international community with a sudden military raid on Venezuela’s capital, Caracas, that resulted in the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife. The dramatic act of force was carried out without prior notification to Congress, violating the longstanding norm of congressional consent for the use of military force.

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GlobeNadia Massoumiiran, venezuela, international, nadia massoumiComment
Reviving a Party: What Went Wrong for the Democratic Party in 2024 and How They Can Reclaim the White House in 2028
Reviving a Party: What Went Wrong for the Democratic Party in 2024 and How They Can Reclaim the White House in 2028

2,284,967 votes. 86 electoral votes. 1.5 percentage points. That is how close the Democratic party came to retaining control of the White House in the 2024 Presidential election.  With the late exit of former President Joe Biden from the race, then-Vice President Kamala Harris was put into a very tough situation with only 107 days to campaign.

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NationAlex Barnesdemocrats, Kamala Harris, republicans, analysis, nationalComment
Why isn’t the Election of Japan’s First Female Prime Minister regarded as a Feminist Victory?
Why isn’t the Election of Japan’s First Female Prime Minister regarded as a Feminist Victory?

On October 25th, Japan elected its first female Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi, in a landslide victory in Parliament. Unlike political wins for women, Takaichi’s win has received mixed reactions from prominent feminists all over the globe for her extreme, far-right, conservative values. Since 1993, Takaichi has been a leading figure within Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). Her victory, which was supposed to break historical barriers in the glass ceiling, has instead signified a shift to the right for the historically moderate party.

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GlobeNadia Massoumiinternational, japan, sanae takaichi, nadia massoumi, elections, feminismComment
Reading Between the Lines: America’s Overlooked Literacy Crisis
Reading Between the Lines: America’s Overlooked Literacy Crisis

From kindergarten to 12th grade, there is only one subject that American children are required to take every single year of their legally mandated education: English. Yet despite being home to more English speakers than any other country in an increasingly globalized world, the United States sees itself comparatively falling behind its counterparts in key educational and communication metrics, most notably, that of literacy rates.

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NationDivya Mohantyliteracy rates, books, divya mohanty, American, crisisComment
How Proposition 50 Tests California’s Commitment to Fair Redistricting
How Proposition 50 Tests California’s Commitment to Fair Redistricting

The United States has entered a new era in which redistricting has become both a weapon and a defense method in the pursuit of partisan power. California’s proposed mid-decade redistricting measure, known as the Election Rigging Response Act, or Proposition 50, passed on November 2025, reflects this increasing shift.

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StateKatie Coynestate, Katie Coyne, prop 50, california, California Governor, RedistrictingComment
The Current and Potential Consequences of Trump’s Terrorist Label on Mexican Drug Cartels
The Current and Potential Consequences of Trump’s Terrorist Label on Mexican Drug Cartels

On January 20th, upon the inauguration of his second term, President Trump issued several executive orders. One of those orders has significant resemblance to policies from previous administrations. Trump's proposal of “Designating Cartels And Other Organizations As Foreign Terrorist Organizations And Specially Designated Global Terrorists” is representative of President Reagan’s ‘War on Drugs’ and President Bush’s ‘War on Terror,’ two major policy campaigns that significantly expanded executive authority and encouraged the systematic oppression of the black and brown demographics. 

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NationDamian TrevinoDamian Trevino, Drugs, cartel, war on terror, war on drugsComment
The Uprising of Political Violence in America, Its Consequences Amidst Recent Events, and Its Potential Solutions
The Uprising of Political Violence in America, Its Consequences Amidst Recent Events, and Its Potential Solutions

Now more than ever, political violence appears to be rampant in the United States. With recent acts of violent killing of both public and private figures alike, many have flocked to either ends of the political spectrum to voice their concerns regarding the direction the nation is heading in.

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NationStephen Rosariopolitical violence, nation, Stephen Rosario, Charlie KirkComment
The Myanmar Civil War: The Consequence of Power
The Myanmar Civil War: The Consequence of Power

Westwards of mainland Southeast Asia, at the crossroads of several civilizations, lies a country in the midst of a devastating civil war. Myanmar is a developing country, home to approximately 53 million people, and currently embroiled in a multisided conflict stemming from deep-seated ethnoreligious tensions and authoritarian military repression.

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GlobeLuis Angelo Derlamyanmar, civil war, history, Luis Derla, international NewsComment
The Last of the Americans: Historical Parallels Between the Fall of the Roman and American Republics
The Last of the Americans: Historical Parallels Between the Fall of the Roman and American Republics

Throughout human history, numerous republics have risen and fallen. Athens, Rome, Venice; the United States of America is not the first, nor will it be the last. Like any government, there will come a time when its institutions and foundations are so perverted that it can no longer be considered the same political entity.

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NationOlin Moorecaesar, rome, empire, roman empire, america, republic, comparative, Olin MooreComment