Exactly a quarter of a millennium ago, the course of history changed for good. On a July afternoon, the Declaration of Independence, written by one Thomas Jefferson, was adopted by the Continental Congress...
The Russian Federation used to be a country that was respected and feared on the world stage. There was a point when many people believed Russia was strong enough to go toe-to-toe with NATO, the most powerful...
Normally, I leave the political essays to Om. Unlike much of politics, however, I find this essay uniquely important—something I want to leave on the Viking Vibe before I go. Please do bear with me on...
On March 10, 2026, New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill proposed a budget for the fiscal year of 2027. The budget’s main attributes are its spending cuts, elimination of certain tax exemptions, and an...
Martin Luther King Junior, also known as MLK, is arguably one of the most influential and well-known civil rights activists in American history. He rose to prominence during the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott,...
In late December of 2025, Iran plunged into an economic collapse facilitated by international sanctions like embargoes on oil exports. This caused inflation and the cost of living to skyrocket, all the...
Healthcare is a major topic in American politics, and two programs that come up repeatedly are Medicare and Medicaid. While similar-sounding, each serves different groups of people and plays a different...
On Saturday, December 13, Brown University students inside a first floor classroom of the Barus and Holley building were attacked by a gunman. The building is home to the University’s Engineering and...
Ukrainian Bell Carol is a tune most Americans are familiar with. It’s used in far too many places to count, and even if people don’t know the name, they’ve surely heard it. The Bell Carol was written...
Imagine a totalitarian government hellbent on upending traditional Western democratic institutions. It is fully willing to use asymmetric warfare against its adversaries, and is fiercely irredentist, constantly...
On November 10, U.S. Representative Bonnie Watson Coleman announced she will be stepping down from her position when her 6th term ends in January 2027. Coleman represents New Jersey’s 12 Congressional...
For over 70 years, Sudan has been in a state of conflict, beginning with the First Sudanese Civil War in 1955, and most recently, the conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support...
