Dysfunction and petulance: Longest shutdown in U.S. history
By: Connor McNairn, Columnist Though large swaths of his supporters seem to have forgotten, the president quipped on Dec. 11,...
Whitaker appointment threatens rule of law, Mueller investigation
By: Connor McNairn, Columnist Since the Democrats’ commanding victory in the 2018 midterms, President Donald Trump has spent much time...
Midterm elections signal major Democratic victories
By: Connor McNairn, Columnist Last Tuesday’s midterm elections featured a variety of high stakes races. And since returns began flooding...
Midterms present Marylanders with a great opportunity
By: Connor McNairn, Columnist Today Americans will go to the polls to vote on all 435 U.S. House seats, 35...
As midterms approach, gender gap widens
By: Connor McNairn, Columnist With the midterm elections approaching Nov. 6, pundits are hard at work analyzing polling results and...
Climate case frozen by Supreme Court
By: Connor McNairn, Columnist Although its implications are dire, climate change is an issue that has been relatively avoided by...
In light of Ford allegations, voters must respond in November
By: Connor McNairn, Columnist Few positions in American government are comparable in weight and circumstance to a United States Supreme...
Nation’s challenges unprecedented
By: Connor McNarin, Columnist Writing columns on political issues, specifically those that originate in the halls of Congress and trickle...
Highlighting important takeaways from this semester’s column
By: Connor McNarin, Columnist As final exams approach and our academic workloads finally begin to recede, thoughts of summer and...
Tax reform hits U.S. hard
By: Connor McNairn, Columnist Late last year, Republicans rammed through tax legislation that prioritized rate cuts for corporations and America’s...