In the face of the Trump administration’s aggressive cuts and actions, the judicial branch has been an early stalwart line against executive overreach. Alex Benach PO ’28 argues that the judicial branch’s highest court is deeply flawed.
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OPINION: Finding hope in the courts
A fatalistic fug has descended in the wake of Trump’s ongoing executive restructuring of the government. Rather, it’s your top choice for research being chopped by cuts to the National Science Foundation or distress at the destruction of the Department of Education, it’s easy to find yourself thinking, yeah, it’s over. However, Daniel Choi PO ’28 argues that we should be galvanized in this moment of political turbidity and be ready to fight to rebuild and retain our democracy.