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Dismissed UT Professor Sought Financial Contribution from Epstein Foundation

By thetexasorator on February 3, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

There’s No Easy Way Out

By Landon Hodges on January 27, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

The Military Needs a Shake-Up—But Not Solely the One Hegseth Thinks

By Taimur Rehman on January 27, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

A Different Fascism: Trumpism and a “Crisis of Liberalism”

By Luca Balescu on January 26, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

How a Feminist Reads Senate Bill 12

By Heather Wood on January 22, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Constitutional Violations In the Name of Progress

By Morgan Bart on November 17, 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

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The Texas Orator is a multi-partisan, peer-reviewed political publication that is part of the Associated Collegiate Press. We value thorough analysis in our articles and strive to protect the ideals of free speech and unhindered access to information on campus and nationwide. We seek to keep the student body informed of the implications of ever-changing political climates, both domestically and abroad, from a range of voices and perspectives.

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Our Beautiful, Perfect State Legislature

By Joe Cascino on April 17, 2019 • ( Leave a comment )

State Representative Buford Rucker of the House Freedom Caucus pens an op-ed educating us about some of the power players in the legislature and the current state of the 86th session.

The Risk of Huawei

By Ethan Masucol on April 16, 2019 • ( 1 Comment )

Western governments are grappling with choosing between the development opportunities and security risks of a rising Huawei.

World War I in the American Imagination

By Benjamin Brown on April 15, 2019 • ( Leave a comment )

Despite the tendency of Americans to gloss over World War I, it is honored by nearly ten thousand memorials spanning the United States. How did the “Great War” become so forgotten in the American imagination?

The Un-Islamic Revolution: A Conversation With Professor Michael Craig Hillmann

By Benjamin Brown on April 12, 2019 • ( Leave a comment )

As an extension of his article “The Islamist Revolution: A Farce in Farsi,” Benjamin Brown asks Michael Hillmann, a professor of Persian literature at UT, to detail some of his experiences in Iran.

Revisiting Regime Change: The Price of Demonizing the Military and Democracy Promotion

By Nicholas Romanow on April 11, 2019 • ( 1 Comment )

Nick Romanow argues to reclaim the phrase “regime change” and place democratic values back at the center of U.S. foreign policy.

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