Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s career has been mired in controversy. He is the subject of an ongoing Department of Justice investigation, the defendant in a lawsuit brought by the State Bar of Texas, and was impeached by the GOP-controlled sta...
As hundreds of tractors blocked the roads to Paris this February, manure burned on the streets. Statues of commercial magnates in Brussels were torn down, and in Rome, a farmer effigy was hung near parliament. Farmers across the European Union are pr...
When asked about the United Arab Emirates’ economic trajectory, Dubai founder Sheikh Rashid al Maktoum responded, “My grandfather rode a camel, my father rode a camel, I drive a Mercedes, my son drives a Land Rover, his son will drive a Land Rove...
“It has been a long time since we last met, and I hope it will be a long time before we have to part.” In his address to the 2018 Boao Forum for Asia, Chinese President Xi Jinping quoted this line from an old Hainanese folk song. Less than a week...
“It has been a long time since we last met, and I hope it will be a long time before we have to part.” In his address to the 2018 Boao Forum for Asia, Chinese President Xi Jinping quoted this line from an old Hainanese folk song. Less than a week...
Throughout history, youth voices across the world have played integral roles in protest movements. Facing coordinated state violence since the February 2021 coup, young people in Myanmar have taken to the streets to protest for democracy. Uyghur yout...
Throughout history, youth voices across the world have played integral roles in protest movements. Facing coordinated state violence since the February 2021 coup, young people in Myanmar have taken to the streets to protest for democracy. Uyghur yout...
In 2016, a woman in San Francisco was subjected to the intrusive process of a rape kit after suffering from domestic violence and sexual assault. She hoped that the kit’s collected sample would provide evidence against her assailant but never expec...
In 2016, a woman in San Francisco was subjected to the intrusive process of a rape kit after suffering from domestic violence and sexual assault. She hoped that the kit’s collected sample would provide evidence against her assailant but never expec...
The California Supreme Court’s March 3rd decision ruling that UC Berkeley must keep its enrollment at 2020 levels was a major blow to the university. In a 4-2 ruling, the court upheld Alameda County Judge Brad Seligman’s order that Berkeley must ...
The California Supreme Court’s March 3rd decision ruling that UC Berkeley must keep its enrollment at 2020 levels was a major blow to the university. In a 4-2 ruling, the court upheld Alameda County Judge Brad Seligman’s order that Berkeley must ...
As the Russian invasion of Ukraine rages on, Western powers are undoubtedly assessing their own military capabilities. The United States military, despite eclipsing every other nation in defense spending, is facing an unexpected challenge: a shortage...
As the Russian invasion of Ukraine rages on, Western powers are undoubtedly assessing their own military capabilities. The United States military, despite eclipsing every other nation in defense spending, is facing an unexpected challenge: a shortage...
As the Russian invasion rages on in Ukraine, countries from around the world have come together to support refugees fleeing the country. Poland, Moldova, and other bordering countries are allowing refugees in by the millions. The global community has...
As the Russian invasion rages on in Ukraine, countries from around the world have come together to support refugees fleeing the country. Poland, Moldova, and other bordering countries are allowing refugees in by the millions. The global community has...
Switzerland is best known for its cheese, chocolate, and unwavering commitment to maintaining neutrality in geopolitical conflicts. However, the mountainous nation recently broke its long-standing tradition of neutrality when, on February 28, the Swi...
Switzerland is best known for its cheese, chocolate, and unwavering commitment to maintaining neutrality in geopolitical conflicts. However, the mountainous nation recently broke its long-standing tradition of neutrality when, on February 28, the Swi...
Today’s energy crisis harkens back to the 1973 oil shock, during which Arab petrostates instituted an oil embargo against Western countries that led to skyrocketing prices and astonishingly long lines at the gas pump. Since then, oil importers have...
Today’s energy crisis harkens back to the 1973 oil shock, during which Arab petrostates instituted an oil embargo against Western countries that led to skyrocketing prices and astonishingly long lines at the gas pump. Since then, oil importers have...
In Buenos Aires, a crowd of protestors dressed in green gathered in the Plaza de Mayo to patiently await the decision of the Argentinian government. They stood packed together, nervous with anticipation and ready to celebrate. And that evening, they ...
In Buenos Aires, a crowd of protestors dressed in green gathered in the Plaza de Mayo to patiently await the decision of the Argentinian government. They stood packed together, nervous with anticipation and ready to celebrate. And that evening, they ...
In 1995, Bai Junfeng tortured and then forcibly penetrated his wife Yao, leading her into a coma that nearly took her life. Yet the Yixian People’s Court ruled that Bai was innocent of rape on the grounds that violently forcing one’s wife to have...
In 1995, Bai Junfeng tortured and then forcibly penetrated his wife Yao, leading her into a coma that nearly took her life. Yet the Yixian People’s Court ruled that Bai was innocent of rape on the grounds that violently forcing one’s wife to have...
As the Russian invasion of Ukraine carries on, economic sanctions remain the principal deterrence strategy of the United States and other Western countries. But they are ultimately a suboptimal solution. Often overlooked and oversimplified, cultural ...
As the Russian invasion of Ukraine carries on, economic sanctions remain the principal deterrence strategy of the United States and other Western countries. But they are ultimately a suboptimal solution. Often overlooked and oversimplified, cultural ...
When hostilities between Russia and Ukraine erupted just a few weeks ago, NATO member states took measures to deter crisis by sending military aid, promising help, and imposing sanctions against Russia. Yet, Germany, a cornerstone of the European Uni...
When hostilities between Russia and Ukraine erupted just a few weeks ago, NATO member states took measures to deter crisis by sending military aid, promising help, and imposing sanctions against Russia. Yet, Germany, a cornerstone of the European Uni...