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The Ring-tum Phi

The student newspaper of Washington and Lee University

The Ring-tum Phi

The student newspaper of Washington and Lee University

The Ring-tum Phi

For Gen Z, politics and entertainment might be one in the same.

How TikTok is influencing the election

The social media platform has impacted Gen Z and overall youth interest in politics
Ted Kavanagh, Social Media Editor
October 21, 2024
The “Deep State” conspiracy paints a picture of puppeteers who pull the strings of the American government.

What is the “Deep State” conspiracy?

The “deep state” might exist, but not in the way you are thinking
John Milas
October 21, 2024
Vivek Ramaswamy, left, and John Bolton, right, debate foreign policy at Virginia Military Institute.

Ramaswamy, Bolton debate foreign policy

The politicians disagreed on U.S. intervention in the Middle East, Ukraine and China
Aiden Kelsey, Local Editor
October 7, 2024
CPD is failing politics majors

CPD is failing politics majors

With such inadequate attention given to the public service and politics career path, many students don’t know where to start and simply give up
Foster Harris, Opinions contributor
March 12, 2024
The intersection of Icelandic culture and American politics.

American Politics from a Non-American Perspective

American political culture examined and discussed by a non-American
Tom Maghie
September 25, 2023
The fall season reminds us of a major question: who will next be in the White House. Photo from Rawpixel

Primaries reveal party problems

A deeper dive into the party dynamics negate surface-level similarities
Palmer Van Tuyl
September 25, 2023

Why I’m a Marxist

Ramsey argues that the 'borgeouis' have twisted the average person's view of Marxism
Blake Ramsey, Staff Writer
May 8, 2023

America’s mass shooting culture, fear, and ‘freedom’

"I have been lucky to not lose any friends to this epidemic. Many cannot say the same."
Jenny Hellwig, News Editor
April 11, 2023

Banning books won’t erase modern realities

Intellectual freedom is at the bottom of the story of banned books - but bigotry and ignorance are at the center
Aliya Gibbons, Staff Writer
April 11, 2023
A white haired man in a suit speaks, standing with two women in dresses. A news camera is in the left foreground.

Mike Pence talks presidential prospects, Trump in campus speech

The former vice president participated in an interview with Fox News anchor Bret Baier for 2024's Mock Convention
Melos Ambaye, Staff Writer
March 28, 2023
A Tweet from Matt Walsh @MattWalshBlog that reads, "We were minding our own business when suddenly the trans movement came along and demanded that we totally abandon biology, common sense, and truth itself for its sake. Our war against this scourge is a defensive struggle. They started it. They wanted this fight. Now they have it." The tweet was posted March 5, 2023.

The conservative “war” against trans people

An attempt to decode anti-trans rhetoric, using tweets from future campus speaker Matt Walsh
Blake Ramsey, Staff Writer
March 28, 2023
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