Explaining the hog crisis in North America and the atrocious actions be taken to prevent their spread

This week, Political Union will debate whether the US should continue to serve as the “world policeman.”

How the Controversy Over the Traditional French Dish Highlights Fundamental Ethical Issues Regarding All Forms Of Livestock Production

This week Political Union is hosting a debate regarding jury trials and if they should be abolished in the US. This primer is a good way to read up on the topic.

Connor Caserio argues that, in light of a global shark population crisis, the United States should ban the fishing of sharks.

This week, PU will host a discussion about performative activism, what to make of its varying consequences, and how it manifests itself on social media and among students.

Parker Stava and Felix Beilin go back and forth on the polarizing subject of trans youth participation in organized sports.

This week, Political Union will debate whether domestic surveillance is in the public interest.

The war in Ukraine is renewing a push for energy security in the Global North. But what does it mean for energy transition efforts in the Global South?

This week, Political Union will debate whether the US should choose its members of the House of Representatives through a lottery system.

This week, Political Union will debate whether the US should impose term limits on its members of Congress.

Zack Lori argues in this week’s essay that the era of traveling Olympic games has ended - it’s time to select permanent hosts.

This week, Political Union will debate whether the US should legalize voluntary active euthanasia.

Harry Xie examines in a guest essay how the media has mischaracterized the nature of the Supreme Court’s most controversial decisions throughout this term.

Parker Stava argues that China’s authoritarian behavior is on full display as the 2022 Beijing Olympics begin.

This week, Political Union will debate whether the United States should send troops to Ukraine in case of Russian invasion.

Guest writer Will Paschke makes the case against the “For the People Act,” which stalled in Congress earlier this year, and proposes alternative voting rights solutions.

A prison break in northeast Syria in late January led to a two-week battle for control of the detention facility, where tens of thousands of ISIL fighters and family members are held. But is the prison break a turning point in ISIL’s strategy, or a symptom of the regional government’s political predicament?

This week, Political Union will debate whether the first year of the Biden presidency has been successful.

Zack Lori makes the case against continued expansion of the European Union - because of tricky diplomacy, and the legislative circumstances that already make the EU remarkably inefficient.