Alyssa Koh '25
Senior Staff
american politics
Rise of the far right in the U.K. and the U.S., as observed by a recent Rochester immigrant
Until this year, the U.K. was under the center-right rule of its Conservative Party for the past 14 years. The American Republican Party is more socially right and populist than the Conservative Party, especially under Trump’s leadership.
arts
Trump is calling curtains for the performing arts
As proud Americans, we often look down upon authoritarian governments for enforcing censorship on music, but under the Trump administration, free speech and the right to information is slowly but surely being squeezed from our grasp.
Climate Change
Why this hurricane season felt off
One quiet season for U.S. impacts does not mean climate scientists were wrong. It means that we got lucky. Scientists predicted favorable conditions for intense hurricanes, and we got three Category 5 hurricanes.
