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Tag: democracy


It’s time for McCarthy to stand up to GOP hardliners. The reward is worth the risk.

America is an ideologically diverse nation. McCarthy’s changing views are appropriate.
  • Jessica Ye
  • January 26, 2023

To ensure social progression, constitutional amendments should be easier to pass

We need the Constitution. But we also need more constitutional amendments.
  • Dalia Mustafa
  • December 7, 2022

Howard County’s Board of Education members should be elected, not appointed

When educational expertise and democracy clash, the people know best.
  • Dhruvak Mirani
  • November 30, 2022

16-year-old voters will not fix our democracy. Better educated voters could.

Dropping the voting age will not fix the American democracy.
  • Dalia Mustafa
  • November 16, 2022

The left must stop the right from eroding the separation of church and state

Secularism is important for American democracy, and the left must work harder to ensure it.
  • Adam Cullen
  • August 28, 2022

A runoff system of elections would help ensure majority rule in Maryland

Plurality elections are bad for democracy. Maryland must adopt a run-off system.
  • Adam Cullen
  • July 26, 2022

Elections are crucial to democracy. We need vote-by-mail to protect them.

The pandemic can’t be the reason we cancel elections.
  • Allison Cochrane
  • April 29, 2020

The US can’t let China use the pandemic to assert political dominance

Unless the U.S. takes charge, China will use the coronavirus to expand its influence.
  • Kevin Hu
  • April 23, 2020

Coronavirus exposes the tragedy of America’s lack of solidarity

We must navigate this pandemic ethically.
  • Max Foley-Keene
  • March 22, 2020

Editorial Cartoon

  • Haoran Li
  • October 13, 2019
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