Welcome to the Zeitgeist, the NYU Politics Society’s undergraduate opinion publication dedicated to providing a platform for students to learn about and engage with politics and current events.

It’s Going to be Messy: The Path to Cleaner Energy

Gas prices are skyrocketing.  You’ve seen the memes. You’ve heard it on the news. Depending on where you’re located, you may have even experienced it firsthand. Gas prices are higher…

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Masking the Future

My blood boiled when Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill that allowed parents to sue school districts that required masks for children. I couldn’t believe it when Texas Governor…

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Vladimir Putin: Not a Mad Man

Putin has been labelled a mad man many times. Inews recently called him “an unpredictable man with a noticeable willingness to do anything crazy.” MSNBC’s host, Amyn Mohyledin, claimed that…

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A Question of Power

Putin’s invasion of Ukraine is not an exercise of military power. It is an attempt to control a sovereign state that he sees as being within Russia’s sphere of influence,…

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The Toll of Gen Z’s War Bandwagon

Scroll through your Instagram feed today and you’re likely to find posts of Ukrainian flags dotted with slogans like “Pray for Ukraine,” “I stand with Ukraine,” and “Stop the war!…

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