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The paradox of Ukrainian security: The illusion of peace and the reality of justice | The Loop

Daria Romaniuk February 25, 2025
Locking your doors is what causes a break-in, at least according to President Donald Trump’s logic. His recent claim that Ukraine should have never started a war misses a crucial point: It was not Ukraine’s decision to wage war. A sovereign nation does not wake up one day and decide to be invaded.
Boston University students enjoy the warm weather on the College of Communication lawn. The U.S. Senate passed the Sunshine Protection Act on March 15 and the bill now awaits the decision of the House of Representatives. If passed, Daylight Saving Time will be permanent. AMANDA CUCCINIELLO/DFP STAFF

Senate unanimously passes bill to make Daylight Saving Time permanent

Bella Ramirez March 18, 2022
The U.S. Senate unanimously passed bill to make Daylight Saving Time permanent on March 15.
Smaran Ramidi / DFP Staff

Welcome to the Greenhouse: Debunking “the climate has always been changing” argument

Fiona Broadie February 8, 2022
The climate has always been changing. They are dangerously wrong, of course, in saying that the concerning and rapid climate change we talk about today is not caused by humanity’s ever-increasing greenhouse gas emissions

Burke’s Bully Pulpit: On banning guns

Patrick Burke February 26, 2018

President Trump tweeted Thursday morning he would like to push comprehensive background checks in addition to raising the age of those who are allowed to buy guns to 21. Neither of those things sound...

JOHNSTON: A deplorable delivery

JOHNSTON: A deplorable delivery

Andrew Johnston November 9, 2016

Whether you’re jumping for joy, mildly content, less than satisfied or downright mortified by the result, the past year has been one hell of a ride. Our great-great-great-grandchildren will one day read...

GAMADES: All eyes should be on Justin Trudeau, Barack Obama's joint climate change efforts

GAMADES: All eyes should be on Justin Trudeau, Barack Obama’s joint climate change efforts

Lucy Gamades March 16, 2016

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Barack Obama had a meeting Thursday, and the Internet went wild, myself included. What wasn’t there to love? Two charismatic world leaders met...

EDITORIAL: Chris Christie shows political memes can inform, corrupt

EDITORIAL: Chris Christie shows political memes can inform, corrupt

Editors March 4, 2016

Three cheers for dank political memes. Following New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s endorsement of Donald Trump, the Twittersphere has been tweeting screencaps of Christie’s face with funny captions,...

GAMADES: Republican Party bound to implode

GAMADES: Republican Party bound to implode

Daily Free Press Admin March 4, 2016

Not to sound arrogant, but some friends and I predicted the death of the Republican Party when we were in high school. We were 17 and naïve, but loud enough that the couple in the booth behind us at this...

BURSTEIN: It's Donald Trump's duty to reject David Duke endorsement

BURSTEIN: It’s Donald Trump’s duty to reject David Duke endorsement

Sarah Burstein March 3, 2016

Happy March, everyone, and happy primary election season! It’s gotten to that point in the election year when I cannot believe we have to endure eight more months of this, when the media is completely...

REMILLARD: Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio should proceed with caution, learn from France

REMILLARD: Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio should proceed with caution, learn from France

Christopher Remillard February 29, 2016

So, I didn’t really expect to be writing about the GOP all semester. But when the Thursday Republican debate on CNN more closely resembled an episode of “Bad Girls Club” and the Democratic candidates...

GAMADES: Helms Amendment repeal central to global abortion rights fight

GAMADES: Helms Amendment repeal central to global abortion rights fight

Lucy Gamades February 18, 2016

While Democratic presidential candidates Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton have not been asked about abortion much in the primary debates, their campaigns have both pledged to take action against the...

Members of the Boston community as well as BU staff and faculty contributed large amounts of money to the presidential campaigns of Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders and Marco Rubio. GRAPHIC BY SARAH SILBIGER/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF
PHOTOS COURTESY OF BETSEY GOLDWASSER, ALEXANDRA WIMLEY, SARAH SILBIGER AND GAGE SKIDMORE/FLICKR

Boston residents donate nearly $1.2 million to presidential campaigns

Mina Corpuz February 18, 2016

Boston residents poured nearly $1.2 million into the campaigns of those vying for the presidency in the upcoming 2016 election, according to a Daily Free Press review of 2015 campaign finance reports...

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