Political Union co-president Will Secker contends that solutions to the U.S. infant formula shortage must confront its root cause: Industry concentration and protectionist trade policies.

This week, Political Union will be debating whether industrialization has been good for humanity.

The Washington, D.C. statehood movement is gaining momentum. On Thursday April 22, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 51, the Washington, D.C. Admission Act, by a vote of 216 to 208 with all votes following party lines; the Democrats supported statehood, and Republicans opposed it. Despite the thin margin of victory, supporters of the statehood movement have good reason to be satisfied: this marks just the second time a statehood bill has been passed by the House and only the third time such a bill has reached a vote since 1990.

On Wednesday, April 28th, President Biden gave his first speech to a joint session of Congress. Immediately following the President’s address, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) gave the official Republican response to the speech. Scott’s speech could be described as predictable, basic, or bland; he hit mainstream GOP talking points on school reopenings, immigration, and President Biden’s $2 trillion infrastructure bill.