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At 12:20 a.m. on September 29, 2015, Kelly Gissendaner was just one of the 53 women on death row throughout the United States. The next minute, that number was reduced by one after her execution for conspiring with Greg Owen, her lover, to kill her t...

Killer Women: The Death Penalty and Depictions of Gender

At 12:20 a.m. on September 29, 2015, Kelly Gissendaner was just one of the 53 women on death row throughout the United States. The next minute, that number was reduced by one after her execution for conspiring with Greg Owen, her lover, to kill her t...

Following an exceptional campaign cycle that has witnessed the rise of multiple candidates peripheral to the party establishment, the GOP field is experiencing its latest blitz by an outsider presidential hopeful: Carly Fiorina. In her debut on the p...

The Falsity of Carly Fiorina’s Feminism

Following an exceptional campaign cycle that has witnessed the rise of multiple candidates peripheral to the party establishment, the GOP field is experiencing its latest blitz by an outsider presidential hopeful: Carly Fiorina. In her debut on the p...

What do George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Alexander Hamilton, Andrew Jackson, Ulysses S. Grant, Benjamin Franklin, and Franklin D. Roosevelt have in common? They are all founding fathers or former presidents; they are all featured...

Money Talks

What do George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Alexander Hamilton, Andrew Jackson, Ulysses S. Grant, Benjamin Franklin, and Franklin D. Roosevelt have in common? They are all founding fathers or former presidents; they are all featured...

Two weeks ago, a student at Duke University hung a noose outside of the student commons building. Earlier in the month, two-dozen students at the University of Oklahoma fraternity Sigma Alpha Epsilon were videotaped reciting a racist chant about lync...

Safe Space as Resistance

Two weeks ago, a student at Duke University hung a noose outside of the student commons building. Earlier in the month, two-dozen students at the University of Oklahoma fraternity Sigma Alpha Epsilon were videotaped reciting a racist chant about lync...

“To expose misandry on all levels in our culture. To promote an end to chivalry in any form or fashion. To educate men and boys about the threats they face in feminist governance and to promote an end to that governance. To push for an end to rape...

It’s Reigning Men

“To expose misandry on all levels in our culture. To promote an end to chivalry in any form or fashion. To educate men and boys about the threats they face in feminist governance and to promote an end to that governance. To push for an end to rape...

As American forces hand off control to the Afghan National Army and state police, women, as half of the population, should have an equal role in the transition process that will define society and politics to a significant degree. However, Afghan wo...

The Imperative of Involving Afghan Women

As American forces hand off control to the Afghan National Army and state police, women, as half of the population, should have an equal role in the transition process that will define society and politics to a significant degree. However, Afghan wo...

Jonathan Chait’s recent article in New York Magazine asserts that “political correctness” is the downfall of political discourse. However, his argument ignores the important rise of identity politics and the corresponding shift in cultural view...

The Political Relevancy of Political Correctness

Jonathan Chait’s recent article in New York Magazine asserts that “political correctness” is the downfall of political discourse. However, his argument ignores the important rise of identity politics and the corresponding shift in cultural view...

On January 11, Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic was elected Croatia’s first female president in a close 50.4 percent to 49.6 percent vote against outgoing head of state Ivo Josipovic. Despite being a relatively young country, Croatia, as of January 11, has...

False Eyelashes and the Glass Ceiling in Croatia

On January 11, Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic was elected Croatia’s first female president in a close 50.4 percent to 49.6 percent vote against outgoing head of state Ivo Josipovic. Despite being a relatively young country, Croatia, as of January 11, has...

While 13 years may have passed since September 11, 2001, Islamophobic sentiments in the United States remain as aggravated a problem as ever. This is most evident in a poll conducted by the Arab American Institute (AAI) regarding “American atti...

Femme Fatales of Afghanistan and US Ignorance

While 13 years may have passed since September 11, 2001, Islamophobic sentiments in the United States remain as aggravated a problem as ever. This is most evident in a poll conducted by the Arab American Institute (AAI) regarding “American atti...