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In July, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban proclaimed a desire to “preserve Europe for Europeans.” During the ensuing months, he resolutely enforced the implied aggression of that slogan against tens of thousands of migrants — including ma...

Preserving Power for Power

In July, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban proclaimed a desire to “preserve Europe for Europeans.” During the ensuing months, he resolutely enforced the implied aggression of that slogan against tens of thousands of migrants — including ma...

Unless you have been completely removed from American political discourse and the news media, for the last few weeks, you have surely heard the name Kim Davis, the Kentucky county clerk whose unlawful and indignant refusal to issue marriage licenses ...

The Night Kim Davis Spent in Jail

Unless you have been completely removed from American political discourse and the news media, for the last few weeks, you have surely heard the name Kim Davis, the Kentucky county clerk whose unlawful and indignant refusal to issue marriage licenses ...

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...

Few thought that a senator from a small, rural state had any real chance of winning the Democratic nomination. His platform was far more liberal than the average Democratic voter. His political experience was limited to the retail politics of a tiny,...

Sanders, Celebrity, and George McGovern: A Promising Mix

Few thought that a senator from a small, rural state had any real chance of winning the Democratic nomination. His platform was far more liberal than the average Democratic voter. His political experience was limited to the retail politics of a tiny,...

Donald Trump does not seem quite real. With his seemingly endless stream of offensive quotes, egregious wealth, and frankly ridiculous haircut he appears more like a cartoon or a sitcom character than someone who might one day sit in the White House....

Why Donald Trump is Not a Punch Line

Donald Trump does not seem quite real. With his seemingly endless stream of offensive quotes, egregious wealth, and frankly ridiculous haircut he appears more like a cartoon or a sitcom character than someone who might one day sit in the White House....

On August 29 and 30, to commemorate a moment of national freedom, an open-air auditorium in Turkey’s capital hosted a magical encounter between two infamous and controversial figures in Turkish creative history. One was the renowned Turkish pianist...

Celebrating Victory Amid Turkish Troubles

On August 29 and 30, to commemorate a moment of national freedom, an open-air auditorium in Turkey’s capital hosted a magical encounter between two infamous and controversial figures in Turkish creative history. One was the renowned Turkish pianist...

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...

On March 31, the Shibuya ward in Tokyo became the first district in Japan to recognize same-sex marriage. The Shibuya district will now issue certificates to same-sex couples labeling their unions “equivalent to marriage.” The law is directed at ...

Queerying Japan’s LGBTQ Rights Movement

On March 31, the Shibuya ward in Tokyo became the first district in Japan to recognize same-sex marriage. The Shibuya district will now issue certificates to same-sex couples labeling their unions “equivalent to marriage.” The law is directed at ...