The Union Weekly

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The Union Weekly *

The Yale Political Union’s in-house magazine, bringing you debate updates, student spotlights, historical archives, and opinion pieces every week.

Co-Founded and Co-Edited by Diana Herasim ‘28 and Chloe Alfonso ‘28 in the Fall Term of 2025.

Volume ONe

  • Iss. 1: 09/09/2025

    Debate with MLK III. Letter from the Editors. Spotlights on Riya Bhargava ‘26 and Brennan Columbia-Walsh ‘26. “Taxing Our Endowments, Taxing My Patience” by William Barbee ‘26.

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  • Iss. 2: 09/16/2025

    Debate with Frances Kissling v. Lila Rose. Spotlights on Leo Greenberg ‘26 and Richie George ‘27. Meet-the-Parties Mixer. “Escuchar” by Joshua Blake ‘28.

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  • Iss. 3: 09/23/2025

    Debate with Rick Santorum. Spotlights on William Flanigan ‘27 and Alyse Graham-Martinez ‘28. The Ronald Reagan Archive. “The Feather and the Scale” by Anonymous.

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  • Iss. 4: 09/30/2025

    Debate with Fareed Zakaria. Spotlights on Savan Parikh ‘28 and Abigail Carpenter ‘26. The Zakaria Archive. “On the Consequences of Thoughtless Immigration Rhetoric” by Mateo Noguera ‘28.

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  • Iss. 5: 10/07/2025

    Debate with Curtis Yarvin v. Jed Rubenfeld. Spotlights on Mark Lee ‘28 and Ben Rosenthal ‘26. A First-Year’s Guide to the YPU. “The Infantilization of the Third World” by Avi Rao ‘26.

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  • Iss. 6: 10/13/2025

    Debate with Rick Scott. Spotlights on Anna Potekhin ‘28 and Audrey Stankunas ‘28. The 1938 Archive. “Peaceful Populism” by Garret Warner ‘27.

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  • ISS 7: 10/22/2025

    Debate with Ehud Olmert and Nasser al-Qudwa. YPU Olympics. The 1934 Archive. Spotlights on Roshan Dhital ‘28 and Lofty-John Anyanwu ‘28. “Weapons of Gradual Destruction” by Diana Herasim ‘28.

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  • ISS. 8: 10/28/2025

    First-Year Prize Debate: Politics Corrupts the Soul. Tribute to Matthysse ‘59 & Plews ‘59. Spotlights on Avi Rao ‘27 and Megan Lee ‘28. “My God” by Roshan Dhital ‘28.

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  • ISS.9: 11/04/2025

    Debate with Danielle Allen. First-Year Prize Winners. 1988 Archive. Spotlights on Miles Kirkpatrick ‘27 and Joe Gicante ‘28. “Men Have Defeated Themselves” by Yenjay Hu ‘28.

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  • ISS. 10: 11/11/2025

    Debate with Bruce Ackerman. Winners of the YPU Olympics. The CP’s renaissance. Spotlights on Alessandra Pappalardi ‘27 and Modhupa Tsali ‘28. “Miami, Remember Who You Are” by Santiago Giraldo ‘28.

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  • ISS. 11: 11/18/2025

    Debate with Brad Lander. The Game. Union infighting. Spotlight on the Chairman of the Party of the Right ‘27 and Velvet Wu ‘28. “Le Picole Cose” by Alessandra Pappalardi ‘27.

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  • ISS. 12: 12/02/2025

    Debate with Richard Wolff. Was Marx Right? Election Week. Spotlights on the Chairman of the Conservative Party ‘27 and Ember McMullen ‘28. “The Game” by Anonymous.

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Volume Two

  • Iss. 1: 01/20/2026

    Debate with Bhaskar Sunkara. Letter from the President. Spotlights on Kai-Shan Kewk-Rupp ‘28 and AJ Tapia-Wylie ‘26. “Yes, Health Care is a Right” by Avik Roy ‘00.

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  • Iss. 2: 01/27/2026

    Debate with Curtis Sliwa. Spotlights on Aiden Healy ‘26 and Raja Saadiq Saoud ‘28. “It seems Unforgiving When a Good Thing Ends” by Roshan Dhital ‘28.

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  • Iss. 3: 02/03/2026

    Debate with Miguel Cardona. Spotlights on Zavian Valedón ‘27 and Jasmine Garry ‘28. “On Watching La Patrie Implode from the Other Side of the World” by Anonymous.

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  • Iss. 4: 02/10/2026

    Gardner White Student Prize Debate. Spotlights on Gino Salza ‘28 and Shem Haile ‘28. “?” by Anonymous.

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  • Iss. 5: 02/16/2026

    Debate with Molly Jong-Fast v. Gerard Baker. Spotlights on Rishi Gurudevan ‘29 and Bryce Falkoff ‘29. “YPU has a Women Problem, and Women have a YPU Problem” by Anonymous.

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  • Iss. 6: 03/03/2026

    Debate with Kevin Roberts. Spotlights on Stephen Morris ‘27 and Trent Page ‘28. “Beyond Acknowledgement” by Alessandra Pappalardi ‘27.

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  • ISS 7: 03/24/2026

    Senior Prize Debate. Spotlights on Jason Lampert ‘28 and Bridget Nussbaum ‘29. “Model Collapse” by Anonymous.

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  • ISS. 8: 03/31/2026

    Debate with Mellisa Murray and Nathan L. Neight. Spotlights on Sygne Stole ‘29 and Lino Lopez ‘29. “On Anonymity” by Mór Szepesi ‘27.

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  • ISS.9: 04/07/2026

    Debate with David Hogg. Spotlights on Chloe Alfonso ‘28 and Quinten Jin ‘29. “The Low Ground” by Anonymous.

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  • ISS. 10: 04/14/2026

    Debate with Hasan Piker. Spotlights on Diana Herasim ‘28 and Jin Chung ‘27. “Balancing Freedom” by Diana Herasim ‘28.

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  • ISS. 11: 04/21/2026

    Debate with Ernesto Zedillo. Spotlight on J.T. Timmers ‘28 and Gil Altman ‘28. “Engage with Art in College” by alyse Graham-Martínez ‘28.

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Diana Herasim ‘28 (right) and Chloe Alfonso ‘28 (left) holding the inaugural issue of The Union Weekly on September 9th, 2025 in Sterling Memorial Library.

“Letter from the Editors”