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.
Courtesy of Fiona Sharpe | Twitter: @SharpeFiona Since I became politically aware, I have been a conservative and a loyal Republican. I grew up in a…
French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte Macron pay their respects for a fallen French Resistance fighter. Photo courtesy of The New York Times. One…
Photo Illustration Courtesy of FiveThirtyEight The matter taking up space in the forefront of the minds of both Republican and Democratic Party leaders is the upcoming…
Caption: Lawmakers are once again scrambling to avert a government shutdown due for December 11th. Source: Time. For 30 of the last 40 years, America has…
An illustration demonstrating a simplified version of what ranked choice voting looks like. Illustration courtesy of Yes! Magazine. On November 3, 2020, aside from voting for…
The first I learned of the mass Trump support among Vietnamese Americans was only days before the presidential election. Despite being a second-generation Vietnamese American, I…
Former Chair of the Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke Smiles. Photo Courtesy of NPR Of the persistent problems in American policymaking, our national obsession with the deficit…
Pictured: A graphic depiction of a diverse group of people. Photo courtesy of Leading Hand. What does it really mean to love your neighbor? It means more…
Signing ceremony for the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, held virtually. Source: The New York Times. On Sunday, November 15, 15 Asian-Pacific countries signed the largest free…
Picture taken from Mirror.co.uk, July 2020. Originally from Channel4. “Naked Attraction” is the most forward-thinking show on television, at least in the United Kingdom. Hosted by…