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Journalism Faces a Credibility Crisis. Gerard Baker Charts a Path Forward.

Campus

Letter to the Student Body: A Matter of Legitimacy

Politics

A New Pope Has Been Elected. As a Catholic, Here’s How I Think He’ll Guide the Catholic Church

Economy

A Conservative Case Against Liberation Day Tariffs

Economy

America Must Leverage Its Tariff Advantage Carefully  

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  1. Journalism Faces a Credibility Crisis. Gerard Baker Charts a Path Forward.
  2. Letter to the Student Body: A Matter of Legitimacy
  3. A New Pope Has Been Elected. As a Catholic, Here’s How I Think He’ll Guide the Catholic Church
  4. A Conservative Case Against Liberation Day Tariffs
  5. America Must Leverage Its Tariff Advantage Carefully  

Campus

Letter to the Student Body: A Matter of Legitimacy

May 14, 2025 Tyler Fioritto

To the members, friends, and acquaintances of the 15th Assembly, For those of you who did not serve in our Central Student Government (CSG) in Fall 2023, several unprecedented moves occurred during this session that have emboldened our advocacy today. For the CSG elections that November, we had two competing ballot referenda: One addressing the […]

Mario Thaqi: What the New President Has Planned

February 2, 2025 Julia Hastings

Mario Thaqi’s journey in student government at the University of Michigan has been one of commitment, leadership, and strategic growth. Beginning his freshman year in October as a representative for first-year students, he quickly rose through the ranks, securing an LSA seat the following year and taking on the responsibility of managing budgets. His leadership […]

CSG Passes Million-Dollar Budget With No SHUT IT DOWN Objections, Six Other Bills Pass – 1/21 Meeting

January 29, 2025 Tyler Fioritto

Central Student Government (CSG) convened on January 21st, 2025 at its typical 7:30 PM timeslot in the Michigan Union. With multiple justices set to graduate, the Judicial Appointments Commission appointed Law School Rep. Vincent Pinti to its leadership position.   A three-way race emerged for finance chair after current Rackham Student Government (RSG) President Angelica Previero, […]

A Letter from the Editor: Our 2025 Campus Pledge

January 25, 2025 Tyler Fioritto

If you have followed many of the University of Michigan’s controversies in 2024, you may be familiar with some of the news the Michigan Review has broken. The first-ever removal of a student government president in the 207-year history of the University of Michigan and the unprecedented student judiciary case against a duly-elected party—those were […]

Read Lori Lightfoot and Jenny Durkan’s Advice to LA Mayor Karen Bass amid Wildfire Crisis

January 24, 2025 Mohammed Hasan

While visiting the Ford School of Public Policy, Former Mayors Lori Lightfoot and Jenny Durkan gave their advice to Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass while criticizing L.A. Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley. The two mayors were speaking on a panel hosted by University of Michigan Law School Professor Barbara McQuade called “Governing in time of […]

President Thaqi Sworn in After Student Government Removes Former President Chowdhury: January 14th Assembly Meeting

January 16, 2025 Tyler Fioritto

This is a developing story. Follow the Michigan Review on Instagram for future updates, infographics, interviews, and speeches. At 7:30 PM on Tuesday, January 14th, Speaker of the Assembly Mario Thaqi was sworn in as the next president of the Central Student Government (CSG) at the University of Michigan. Mario Thaqi is the first-ever president […]

BREAKING: SHUT IT DOWN President and Vice President Found Guilty in Impeachment Trial

December 24, 2024 Tyler Fioritto and Wade Vellky

After being impeached on Tuesday, November 12th at Central Student Government’s (CSG) 18th meeting, the six-week trial of President Alifa Chowdhury and Vice President Elias Atkinson ended with one guilty count each. As of December 23rd, 2024, the verdict is in effect, and current Speaker of the Assembly Mario Thaqi is now President of CSG. […]

November 20th-21st Student Government Elections: Everything You Need to Know

November 19, 2024 Tyler Fioritto and Rob Gioia

Click here to vote and view candidate platforms: Vote.umich.edu. All student government elections will occur over the same period from midnight 11/20 to 10 PM 11/21, with various seats available at the same ballot link under “Current ballots.” You should see the “CSG Election – UMPD & Ballot Questions” under this tab. If you have […]

CSG: Disability Advocacy and Judicial Review Head to the Ballot, as Three New Reps Fill Former SHUT IT DOWN Seats 

October 30, 2024 Tyler Fioritto and Wade Vellky

CSG met on October 29th, 2024, for the first time without an endless, erroneous budget fight. Neither President Chowdury nor Vice President Atkinson attended the meeting, which has been a consistent feature of CSG’s weekly meetings, according to multiple sources. With over half the Assembly and CSG’s Student General Counsel demanding the resignation of Chowdury […]

The Precedent is Clear: the CSG Leadership Must Resign

October 27, 2024 Tyler Watt

To resign is to take responsibility for one’s actions. Ever since SHUT IT DOWN took power in CSG in April 2024, its leadership has mixed incompetency with actual malice toward the U-M community.  It’s time that the President and Vice President of the Central Student Government take responsibility for their misdeeds and depart their offices […]

CSG: ‘SHUT IT DOWN’ IN SHAMBLES: Recalls, Budget Bills, and Flame Wars

October 24, 2024 Tyler Fioritto

Members were recalled at the 15th meeting of the 14th assembly, which was scheduled at 7:30 on October 22nd, 2024.  This was the first meeting of the Fall semester held entirely on Zoom, due to numerous Central Student Government (CSG) members reporting harassment, intimidation, and one allegation of assault at the October 8th meeting on […]

Michigan’s New-Look Defense Hasn’t Lost A Step Under Wink Martindale

September 4, 2024 Ethan Neff

Success often hinges on a delicate balance between continuity and innovation within any coaching transition. This hasn’t been a factor for Michigan in a long time, as Jim Harbaugh always provided stability from the top despite any changes to the rest of the coaching staff. However, this year under new Head Coach Sherrone Moore and […]

Perfect Lawns, Troubled Minds: Analyzing the Mental Health Crisis Among University Students and How It Can Be Improved

June 20, 2024 Wade Vellky

In the bustling halls of universities across America, the mental health crisis among college-aged students is rapidly unraveling into a harsh and somber reality. As one walks through the perfectly manicured lawns and walkways and sits in the grand and historic lecture halls, attempting to engage in the lecture material they know will be crucial […]

The Ann Arbor Student Housing Affordability Crisis: How Serious It’s Become, and How It Can Be Solved

June 4, 2024 Wade Vellky

There is no question that Ann Arbor is a generally thriving city with countless positive attributes – a thriving social scene, gorgeous parks and landscaping, and a strong economy anchored by one of the most prestigious public universities in the United States. Unfortunately, like all cities, Ann Arbor also has several significant flaws behind its […]

The Michigan Daily is Right to Criticize TikTok Consumerism, and Conservatives Should Listen

April 24, 2024 Wade Vellky

With the explosion of online social media platforms such as TikTok, Instagram, and Snapchat, there has been a near-parallel explosion in online mass consumerism. When Facebook saw an explosion in popularity, the social media platform implemented “Facebook Marketplace,” which served as a significant digital marketplace where consumers would have the opportunity to splurge on relatively […]

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Politics

Journalism Faces a Credibility Crisis. Gerard Baker Charts a Path Forward.

May 30, 2025 Rob Gioia

American trust in traditional media is at an all-time low. As public support for mainstream journalism has fallen from 72 percent in 1976 to just 31 percent in 2024, major news organizations face shrinking audiences, falling profit margins, and declining recruitment numbers. While the future of journalism remains uncertain, The Wall Street Journal’s Gerard Baker […]

A New Pope Has Been Elected. As a Catholic, Here’s How I Think He’ll Guide the Catholic Church

May 12, 2025 Wade Vellky

We are now several days removed from the 2025 papal conclave. Following the passing of Pope Francis, many were anxiously waiting to see who would be his successor. Various reported or suspected frontrunners were highlighted throughout this process, including Cardinal Tagle, Cardinal Parolin, and Cardinal Turkson, among several others. However, when the white smoke emanated […]

Dr. Amnon Cavari: Is Democracy Under Attack?

April 16, 2025 Jessica Finney

“How can we survive as a democratic nation?” This is the question posed by Dr. Amnon Cavari during his April 7th seminar at the University of Michigan. Dr Cavari is the head of the Institute for Liberty and Responsibility at the Lauder School of Government of Reichman University. Faith of Israeli citizens in their government […]

Law

How the Federal Government Ended Michigan’s DEI Program

March 31, 2025 Peter Hnin

With a change in administration comes policy changes—no matter how drastic. It was no different when President Donald J. Trump got into office for a second non-consecutive term. Among the many fulfilled and unfulfilled promises he made to his voters was the promise to end DEI programs. Not long after being inaugurated, President Trump signed […]

Climate Laws Threaten Your Property Rights. Here’s What Courts Think

March 25, 2025 Peter Hnin

Climate change is the culprit of unprecedented levels of powerful natural disasters. Each year, we hit a record high global temperature. To combat this, state governments have slowly introduced regulations to mitigate anthropogenic causes (e.g., Michigan S.B. 271). However, their actions must not conflict with our fundamental values of freedom and liberty. That is, in […]

The Case to Restrict Homeowners Associations

February 26, 2025 Peter Hnin

If someone acts, talks, and punishes you like a parent, are they your parent? What if they act like your parent with the consent of your actual parent?  In American law, under the state action doctrine, if a private entity acts on behalf of a government entity, its actions are considered state actions and are […]

Economy

A Conservative Case Against Liberation Day Tariffs

April 16, 2025 Isaac Gardner

Last week, President Trump announced “Liberation Day” and imposed tariffs on nearly every country, with a base 10% tariff and “reciprocal” tariffs for individual countries. The Trump administration is claiming that these will stop other countries from ripping us off and bring back manufacturing to the U.S. In reality, these tariffs are a messy, economically […]

America Must Leverage Its Tariff Advantage Carefully  

April 16, 2025 Luca Desanto

We are in the midst of one of the most significant moments in modern American history. Donald Trump’s administration is currently deciding policy that will become the norm for foreign affairs for years to come. One of the most influential of all these policies is the administration’s expansion of tariffs. This expansion is based on […]

Rent Control Is Not The Solution For Ann Arbor 

March 25, 2025 Isaac Gardner

Ann Arbor faces a housing crisis, but rent control is the wrong answer. Earlier this year, Michigan Representative Carrie Rheingans (D-47) of Ann Arbor introduced a bill to allow local governments, such as Ann Arbor, to set rent controls. Michigan is one of thirty-three states that has a ban on rent controls, this bill would […]

Sports

Detroit Pistons Season Outlook

April 16, 2025 Hayden Suslow

As the NBA regular season comes to a close, we now look forward as postseason play begins.  A team that has rarely seen itself still in contention is our local Detroit Pistons, who are coming off their best season in nearly 20 years. Last season, the Pistons saw themselves as the laughing stock of the […]

Michigan Has Already Been Linked to a New OC Candidate – What Could Joe Craddock Do For Their Offense?

December 2, 2024 Ethan Neff and Hayden Suslow

After Michigan’s offense has been scrutinized the entire 2024 season, it’s no surprise that they may be looking for a change in the offseason. After Jim Harbaugh’s departure to the NFL back in February, Sherrone Moore was promoted from Offensive Coordinator (OC) to become Michigan’s 21st Head Coach. Quarterback (QB) Coach Kirk Campbell was promptly […]

How Bryce Underwood Can Save the Michigan Wolverines

November 29, 2024 Hayden Suslow

As the Michigan football season approaches the end and we begin to look ahead to next season, one player who will be at the forefront of the Wolverine’s future is incoming freshman quarterback Bryce Underwood. A consensus five-star and the nation’s number-one prospect, Underwood is considered a generational prospect by many. While playing at Bellville […]

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