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Politics Philosophized: Addressing partisan politics in the Supreme Court is more complicated than it seems

Max Ferrandino October 2, 2020
There are two viable options for altering the future state of the Supreme Court: setting term limits and court packing.
American historians and experts Nathaniel Sheidley, Liz Covart, Stephen Fried, Sara Georgini and moderator Fred Thys of WBUR, speak on the “Our Nation’s Founders and Today’s Political Challenges” panel at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute Thursday. EILEEN DONOVAN/ COURTESY OF EDWARD M. KENNEDY INSTITUTE

The Edward M. Kennedy Institute invites historians to contextualize today’s political challenges

Julia Maruca February 3, 2020
The Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate held a panel entitled “Our Nation’s Founders and Today’s Political Challenges” Thursday night, which sought to reflect and acknowledge the connection between past, present and future legislation, as well as the ideology on topics such as healthcare, treatment of marginalized populations and generalized polarization.
From left to right: KP Powell, Benjamin Evett, Bobbie Steinbach and Aimee Doherty in “1776” at the New Repertory Theatre. COURTESY OF ANDY BRILLIANT/ BRILLIANT PICTURES

REVIEW: New Repertory Theatre’s ‘1776’ is diverse, but can’t compete with ‘Hamilton’

Hannah Edelman December 6, 2018
The day-to-day struggles of John Adams in the late 18th century are not exactly attention-grabbing, except in production "1776."
Lessons from the Left: Trump’s attack on the press is troubling

Lessons from the Left: Trump’s attack on the press is troubling

Anna Stroinski December 7, 2017

On Saturday, our president tweeted about CNN and “fake news” as usual. The multi-million dollar media network, whose parent company, Time Warner, is slated to merge with AT&T, Trump’s most...

STROINSKI: Mixed bag of free speech

STROINSKI: Mixed bag of free speech

Anna Stroinski February 23, 2017

We all, at least in the theoretical sense, have the right to speak freely, to criticize and to debate. Good ol’ Thomas Jefferson made sure it was explicit — the first and most important liberty alongside...

STROINSKI: Don't look to debates for answers

STROINSKI: Don’t look to debates for answers

Anna Stroinski October 10, 2016

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump debated, town-hall style, on Sunday night in front of crowd of undecided voters. There wasn’t much tact or discussion of policy, but, rather, a substantial amount of...

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