Author: Meredith Perkins
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Op-Ed: “They’re Eating the Dogs” Was Not The Most Extreme Thing Said During the Trump vs. Harris Debate
Note: Op-Eds represent the opinions of individual contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Miami Political Review as a whole. Image Credit: Saul Loeb, Getty Images Meredith Perkins On September 10, Donald Trump and Kamala Harris met for the first time in Philadelphia to complete a 90-minute presidential debate moderated by ABC News.…
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In Defense of a Humanities Education
(Illustration by The Chronicle, ISTOCK Images) In October 2023, Miami University announced it was considering cutting eighteen of its humanities programs in an attempt to relieve its budget deficit: an announcement that created a campus-wide discourse on the future of our humanities programs. As a double major in creative writing and diplomacy with minors in…
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What Challenges Journalists Are Facing Abroad: A Conversation with USAID’s Senior Media Adviser
Meredith Perkins and Ally Britton-Heitz On Feb 12, Shannon Maguire, senior media adviser of USAID’s Europe and Eurasia Bureau, visited Miami University to give a talk on media censorship and global challenges related to media. As an employee of USAID, or the United States Agency for International Development, Maguire oversees regional media development programs and…
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Gentrification: A Dish Often Served With Cold-Pressed Juice
In 2017, an entrepreneur by the blog name Barefoot Bohemian decided to launch a Kickstarter campaign for La Gracia, a modern fruturía to be erected in the heart of San Diego’s predominantly Mexican-American Barrio Logan neighborhood. The idea sounded innocent, in theory: the Barefoot Bohemian wanted to bring healthy food into the neighborhood. The problem? …
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