On December 17, 2022, Julia (pseudonym) received an admission offer from Stanford University with full financial aid. “I was overwhelmed with joy,” she told me. “My parents don’t have to pay for my education!” Julia lives in Syria, a ...
Names are more than just labels—they are steeped in histories and tangled in identities. When a name changes, where does its history go? Does it disappear in the shadow of its past, buried in the grave of its former identity? Or does it stay, trail...
A few months ago, Asaad al-Shaibani was a jihadist. Now, he is Syria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and a fierce champion of the free market. “We need the help of the international community to support us in this new experiment,” al-Shaibani tol...
In 1955, Jonas Salk announced that his polio vaccine was 90 percent effective and safe to distribute to children and adults. After deciding not to patent the vaccine, Salk forfeited an estimated $2 billion in profit in order to provide low-cost acces...
In 1955, Jonas Salk announced that his polio vaccine was 90 percent effective and safe to distribute to children and adults. After deciding not to patent the vaccine, Salk forfeited an estimated $2 billion in profit in order to provide low-cost acces...
Although America’s opioid epidemic is already killing formerly incarcerated individuals at staggering rates, prison and jails across the nation continue to fuel the crisis. For decades, we have been told by medical professionals that addiction is a...
Although America’s opioid epidemic is already killing formerly incarcerated individuals at staggering rates, prison and jails across the nation continue to fuel the crisis. For decades, we have been told by medical professionals that addiction is a...
Back in December, The Atlantic broke the story that the Trump administration was in talks with their Vietnamese counterparts to renegotiate a 2008 agreement to expand the number of Vietnamese American lawful permanent residents eligible for deportati...
Back in December, The Atlantic broke the story that the Trump administration was in talks with their Vietnamese counterparts to renegotiate a 2008 agreement to expand the number of Vietnamese American lawful permanent residents eligible for deportati...
On November 16, 2017, Egyptian satirist Islam al-Rifai walked into a trap set by authorities. The comedian believed he was attending a work meeting when his alleged business associates revealed themselves to be security agents. Despite lacking concre...
On November 16, 2017, Egyptian satirist Islam al-Rifai walked into a trap set by authorities. The comedian believed he was attending a work meeting when his alleged business associates revealed themselves to be security agents. Despite lacking concre...
Horace Mann, a champion of public schools and a Brown alumnus, dubbed education the “great equalizer of the conditions of men.” However, current punitive policies proliferating in today’s public schools are preventing the US education system fr...
Horace Mann, a champion of public schools and a Brown alumnus, dubbed education the “great equalizer of the conditions of men.” However, current punitive policies proliferating in today’s public schools are preventing the US education system fr...
There is no denying that Providence is in the midst of an affordable housing crisis: For the 40 percent of Rhode Island residents who are renters, the market is failing. Currently, house prices are extraordinarily high due to artificial supply constr...
There is no denying that Providence is in the midst of an affordable housing crisis: For the 40 percent of Rhode Island residents who are renters, the market is failing. Currently, house prices are extraordinarily high due to artificial supply constr...
October 1, 2018. Bolivian President Evo Morales is not having a good day. The verdict is slow and painful. After a painfully long 80 minutes, an International Court of Justice (ICJ) judge delivers the news: “The Court, by twelve votes to three, fin...
October 1, 2018. Bolivian President Evo Morales is not having a good day. The verdict is slow and painful. After a painfully long 80 minutes, an International Court of Justice (ICJ) judge delivers the news: “The Court, by twelve votes to three, fin...
In his inaugural address, newly elected Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro declared he would free the country from “socialism and political correctness” in order to bring rapid marketization to Brazil. So far, Bolsonaro has stood by this vision f...
In his inaugural address, newly elected Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro declared he would free the country from “socialism and political correctness” in order to bring rapid marketization to Brazil. So far, Bolsonaro has stood by this vision f...
Over half a century ago, American mathematician and philosopher Norbert Weiner stated that “information is information, not matter or energy,” effectively dubbing data the third constituent of the universe. The trend is evident: Information, now ...
Over half a century ago, American mathematician and philosopher Norbert Weiner stated that “information is information, not matter or energy,” effectively dubbing data the third constituent of the universe. The trend is evident: Information, now ...
In Cuba, what do a Coco Taxi driver, an AirBnB host, and a waitress have in common? They could all have previously worked as physicians. In the country’s current economic landscape, where depleted material resources and a mixed economic system have...
In Cuba, what do a Coco Taxi driver, an AirBnB host, and a waitress have in common? They could all have previously worked as physicians. In the country’s current economic landscape, where depleted material resources and a mixed economic system have...
In the age of 24-hour news cycles, media companies seek increasingly appalling and shocking images to captivate the attention of viewers. However, these companies’ objectives of publishing the most sensational footage come at a heavy price. It has ...
In the age of 24-hour news cycles, media companies seek increasingly appalling and shocking images to captivate the attention of viewers. However, these companies’ objectives of publishing the most sensational footage come at a heavy price. It has ...
For Elsie Herring, time spent outdoors is strictly determined by the industrial hog farm hidden just behind the trees that line her property. When the farm disperses hog waste across nearby fields, Herring has learned to avoid opening her window, sit...
For Elsie Herring, time spent outdoors is strictly determined by the industrial hog farm hidden just behind the trees that line her property. When the farm disperses hog waste across nearby fields, Herring has learned to avoid opening her window, sit...