Constitutional Protections for Birthright Citizenship Are Strong
On Thursday, a panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, which covers much of the western United States, upheld an injunction from a Seattle judge blocking President Donald Trump’s executive order to...
View ArticleBirthright Citizenship is Both Legally, Historically Strong
I write to add additional commentary to Oliver Niehaus’ column (“Case Against Birthright Citizenship is Stronger Than You Think,” The Oberlin Review, Feb. 14, 2025). I don’t doubt for a second that a...
View ArticleDemocrats Need Clear Economic Agenda, Unified Message
President Donald Trump won last year’s election riding on a wave of inflationary discontent, yet his governance is so far removed from economic concerns that it is genuinely laughable. Renaming the...
View ArticleRadio Still Matters, Here’s Why
In this era of oversaturated commercial radio and a shift toward podcasts and streaming available anytime, radio sometimes feels like a dying art form. I would argue that not only is this not the case,...
View ArticleWe Must Reframe Journalism as Public Service
Currently, journalism is driven by profit rather than truth. Sensationalism often trumps fact-based reporting, as readers gravitate toward attention grabbing stories. Large corporations control media...
View ArticleStudent Critiques Oberlin Comparison Trap
With social media becoming an essential part of most young adults’ social lives, it has removed any perceived safe space to avoid comparison; I assume we have all experienced it, the doomscrolling...
View ArticleDemocrats Need to Address Attention Problem
Recently, political commentators have urged the Democratic party to take a passive approach to the second Trump administration. Leading Democratic consultant James Carville echoed this popular...
View ArticleNot Voting is Performative Activism
This past election, I was one of many Oberlinians who showed up to the voting booth to reluctantly cast a vote for Kamala Harris, among other local elections. In turn, I became one of the many Ohioans...
View ArticleBlack History Month Fashion Show Must Return to Campus
I still remember my first time performing in the Black History Month fashion show. It had been a very chaotic day of juggling essays, assignments, and social obligations. By the time I got to rehearsal...
View ArticleElection Results Reveal Conditional Empathy on the Left
Perhaps one of the most important things to come out of the Trump presidency is how it has exposed the elitism, bigotry, and false concern entrenched in liberal ideology and the so-called “party of...
View ArticleResponse to Recent Political Events
To the Editors: What do you think our parents and grandparents, members of that storied “Greatest Generation,” would have to say about the behavior of the United States recently? The generation that...
View ArticleResponse to AJLC Changes
To the Editors: I was pleased to read The Review’s Feb. 14 news article (“Oberlin’s Revolutionary AJLC to be Reimagined,” The Oberlin Review, Feb. 14, 2025). The article outlines anticipated updates...
View ArticleStudent Responds to President Trump’s Joint Address to Congress
Four years ago, South Carolina Senator Tim Scott gave the Republican response to President Joe Biden’s first speech to a joint session of Congress in 2021. Claiming to advocate for bipartisanship and...
View ArticleGlobal Solidarity Must Be Coupled with Understanding of Difference
Global solidarity offers a difficult problem for progressive thinkers and activists: as we link together struggles among marginalized groups separated by geography, culture, and historical experience,...
View ArticleVillage Housing Open Letter to ResLife
Dear Oberlin College Administration and Residence Life, The past three weeks have been tense for almost all of the rising fourth-years I know. We were all anxious to learn where we would be living next...
View ArticleWe Cannot Forget About West Bank, Palestine
On Jan. 19, a ceasefire deal went into effect in Gaza, allegedly putting a stop to the horrific genocide and colonial violence being enacted by Israel against Palestinians. The ceasefire purportedly...
View ArticleOberlin Activism, Outrage Politics Unproductive
Oberlin has a reputation for activism. The institution has historically pushed the boundaries, empowering and encouraging marginalized people to agitate for their rights and interests on this campus....
View ArticleSocietal Conceptions of Hard Work Unrealistic, Harmful Within Context of...
“Working hard or hardly working?” This phrase has shaped some of the most harmful mindsets in our society, particularly affecting older generations and continuing to influence younger ones. The belief...
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