Category: Opinion

In the age of social media politics, Zohran Mamdani has emerged as Gen Z’s ideal candidate. His platform reads more like a child’s wish list than a serious plan to lead the nation’s largest city. However, that’s exactly what makes him appealing to a generation raised on instant gratification and online idealism. 

On September 10th, Charlie Kirk was fatally shot in the neck. While many rightfully condemned the violence, many members of the media and Penn students alike have responded disgracefully. 

On July 30th, Wharton administrators unveiled a set of new club regulations they claimed necessary to comply with the recently enacted Stop Campus Hazing Act. However, I’d argue these rules will undermine meritocracy and worsen an already challenging process. 

As a young male college student, I don’t feel seen or spoken to by the Democratic Party. I’m tired of being reduced to the kind of caricature Walz described. Like many of my peers, I care deeply about fairness, opportunity, and decency. But when I hear party leaders imply that men like me are misogynists by default, I start to question whether this party still wants my vote.

I support Israel because history—and my experience at Penn—has taught me that I have no other choice. After October 7, I knew that the coming rhetorical fight would force me to lean on that principle. I knew that my community—one that I value deeply—would soon have to fight a heart-wrenching, fraught, and completely necessary battle. 

The rapid growth of business development companies in private credit is concerning argues Abraham Franchetti.

Brett Seaton offers a review of populism’s impact on our republic, 10 years into its resurgence.

Failure is a necessary part of proper growth and development, something which participation trophies prevent children from experiencing.

There has been a spectacular, rapid collapse of the Iranian axis argues Eli Cohen.

Sarah Mester explores the accuracy of the DP’s claim that Trump will deport students and defund Penn.