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  • Op-Ed: Could Quirks of U.S. Succession Law Lead to a President Blinken?

    Op-Ed: Could Quirks of U.S. Succession Law Lead to a President Blinken?

    CNN Images Eli Levsky The 2024 Presidential election is mere days away, and pundits across the spectrum expect a highly contested and contentious result. With razor-thin polls this cycle, anything is possible in this election, including the possibility that congressional control is uncertain. Politico recently published an article on how former President Donald Trump can…

  • Op-Ed: “They’re Eating the Dogs” Was Not The Most Extreme Thing Said During the Trump vs. Harris Debate

    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.…

  • The Future of the Legal Labor Market

    The Future of the Legal Labor Market

    Legalcurrent.com Terius Madrigal For every student or graduate looking to potentially go to law school in the future, this article is for you. It’s always important to know what future job opportunities look like for the career you plan on pursuing. As I plan to go to law school myself, I did an analysis on…

  • The Fate of Women in Ohio Following New Abortion Legislation: Some Predictions

    The Fate of Women in Ohio Following New Abortion Legislation: Some Predictions

    This past summer, the United States Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade with Dobbs v. Jackson, leaving the right to have an abortion to be decided by states. Following the recent midterm elections, and new precedents challenging women’s rights to bodily autonomy in Ohio, this poses major concerns for the well-being and safety of women throughout the state. What…

  • Public Ivy or Silicon Valley: The Corporatization of Higher Education

    Public Ivy or Silicon Valley: The Corporatization of Higher Education

    There is a trend at Miami University that I have noticed increasingly over the past two and a half years: everything is closed. From “a la markets” to the dining halls, food options for students have either been reduced in hours, closed with no apparent plans to reopen, or shut down with plans to remodel––leaving…

  • Gentrification: A Dish Often Served With Cold-Pressed Juice

    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? …