Alina Clough

Christ follower ⚓️• Conservative environmentalism and gender issues (no, seriously) • Freelance writer • @Harvard alum with @ACC_National and @ConservAmerica 🌎

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Harris’s hiring should worry swing states

Nov 4, 2024 | washingtonexaminer.com | Alina Clough

When it comes to climate matters, Vice President Kamala Harris has been playing a centrist on the campaign trail. However, while her campaign is now feigning support for fossil fuels, its recent hiring of Camila Thorndike as climate engagement director revealed Harris’s plans for climate policy are anything but reasonable. Thorndike, a former staffer for Sen.
Prep on Pause: J. Crew Gets Back to Its Roots — The Conservateur

Oct 25, 2024 | theconservateur.com | Isabelle Redfield |Alina Clough

Nostalgia is always at risk of cliche. The crunch of fall leaves, the warm smell of coffee and bacon in your childhood home, and crisp autumn air all exhaust the pages of bad poetry and worse romance novels. We dislike cliche for a reason: it’s insulting to lazily manipulate art. Cliche is stolen valor, painting over the past with too broad a brush. True nostalgia, in contrast, is in the details. It’s the sentimental tastes and backroads you’d forgotten about long ago, finding you again.
Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant Restart Plan: Campaign against Nuclear Power Misguided

Sep 27, 2024 | nationalreview.com | Alina Clough
At the DNC, the Left’s climate solutions are worse than the problem

Aug 22, 2024 | washingtonexaminer.com | Alina Clough

As a conservative Gen Z environmentalist, I am often told the Left has the best climate policies. So I traveled to Chicago ahead of the Democratic National Convention to hear what they had in mind. Their solutions to climate change, however, were worse than the problem itself and seemed to fully ignore the progress we have made.
When Did People Start Harming Themselves For Politics?

Jul 29, 2024 | eviemagazine.com | Alina Clough

The recent assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump is a chilling reminder of the lengths to which some individuals are willing to go for political aims. While violence against others for political reasons is sadly not new, a disturbing trend seems to be emerging, particularly among younger generations: physically harming yourself in the name of political causes. How in the world did we get here?
Kathy Hochul’s Latest Energy Scheme Is Bad for New York | National Review

Jul 3, 2024 | nationalreview.com | Alina Clough
Online Therapy Is Cheap Because Your Mental Health Data Is The Product

Jun 11, 2024 | eviemagazine.com | Alina Clough

Mental health issues have spiked for young people, especially young women. With one in three high school girls saying they’ve contemplated suicide, and the pandemic worsening loneliness, isolation, and depression for just about everyone, interventions like prescription medications and talk therapy can barely keep up with the demand from an increasingly depressed, anxious, and mentally unwell country.
Why We’re in Love with American Interior Design — The Conservateur

Apr 29, 2024 | theconservateur.com | Isabelle Redfield |Alina Clough

When we think of interior design, we often think of other countries. There’s natural and neutral Scandinavian minimalism and French fancy maximalism. While it’s become popular to claim that America has no culture, its interior design reflects its rich history and multifaceted makeup. 1700s: American ColonialThe American Colonial originated with the world’s largest empire landing on North American shores. The style brings English opulence down to earth with more muted tones and rustic furniture.
Will Couples Regret Hopping On The Blurry Wedding Photos Trend?

Mar 19, 2024 | eviemagazine.com | Alina Clough

First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes the baby – wait, no – then comes the giant photo dump. If you’ve been scrolling through acquaintances’ wedding photos in recent years, you might have rubbed your eyes once or twice wondering why everything was so blurry. Blurry wedding photos have taken the wedding industry by storm, something many photographers didn’t see coming. Blurry wedding photos have become all the rage, taking “candid” style photography to the next level.
The $1 Korean Skincare Product That Changed My Life

Mar 15, 2024 | eviemagazine.com | Alina Clough

I’ll be honest, I’m all over the place on skincare. Aside from my beef tallow, SPF, and cleanser, just about anything else goes. I’ve tried countless fads and TikTok trends with varying degrees of success: snail mucin, red light therapy, tretinoin, you name it. My skincare cabinet is the science lab, and I am but its humble lab rat. Then, I switched from my bathroom cabinet to my kitchen cabinet, and I’m really glad I did.