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...
As Taiwan prepares to elect a new president in January 2024, former Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je has sent shockwaves through the Taiwanese political establishment by running as a third-party candidate under the Taiwan People’s Party (TPP). Since announci...
As Taiwan prepares to elect a new president in January 2024, former Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je has sent shockwaves through the Taiwanese political establishment by running as a third-party candidate under the Taiwan People’s Party (TPP). Since announci...
When one thinks of Silicon Valley’s politics, tech billionaire Peter Thiel’s high-profile backing of Donald Trump, Elon Musk’s partisan tweets, or the sheer amount of tech money pouring into political campaigns might come to mind. What might no...
When one thinks of Silicon Valley’s politics, tech billionaire Peter Thiel’s high-profile backing of Donald Trump, Elon Musk’s partisan tweets, or the sheer amount of tech money pouring into political campaigns might come to mind. What might no...
Ninety-five years after the passage of the Fifteenth Amendment, which gave African American men the right to vote, Congress finally sought to create a voting system reflective of the US Constitution’s emphasis on equal political representation. Civ...
Ninety-five years after the passage of the Fifteenth Amendment, which gave African American men the right to vote, Congress finally sought to create a voting system reflective of the US Constitution’s emphasis on equal political representation. Civ...
It is a difficult time to be a fisher. As global sea levels continue to rise, illegal overfishing is leaving noticeable, harmful dents in fish populations, destroying the ecosystems fishers rely on for their livelihoods. Illegal, unregulated, and unr...
It is a difficult time to be a fisher. As global sea levels continue to rise, illegal overfishing is leaving noticeable, harmful dents in fish populations, destroying the ecosystems fishers rely on for their livelihoods. Illegal, unregulated, and unr...
In the 1990s—egged on by foreign investors, Western governments, and international development banks—several sub-Saharan African nations chose to welcome the 21st century by privatizing a host of basic state services. The African states with the ...
In the 1990s—egged on by foreign investors, Western governments, and international development banks—several sub-Saharan African nations chose to welcome the 21st century by privatizing a host of basic state services. The African states with the ...
On August 25, a Texan high school football player ended up in the ICU after experiencing heat stroke during a game. The tragedy occurred following one of Texas’s hottest summers in history. As classes resumed session and blistering temperatures per...
On August 25, a Texan high school football player ended up in the ICU after experiencing heat stroke during a game. The tragedy occurred following one of Texas’s hottest summers in history. As classes resumed session and blistering temperatures per...
Amid the ongoing United Auto Workers (UAW) union strike at Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis, one might expect the political conversation to polarize along pro-labor and pro-management lines. Some prominent Republicans have been predictably anti-u...
Amid the ongoing United Auto Workers (UAW) union strike at Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis, one might expect the political conversation to polarize along pro-labor and pro-management lines. Some prominent Republicans have been predictably anti-u...
This year, 54,000 immigrant visa recipients in the United States got here by winning a game. They took a seat at the table, placed their bets, and got the luck of the draw. They won the diversity visa lottery. Every year, more than 11 million p...
This year, 54,000 immigrant visa recipients in the United States got here by winning a game. They took a seat at the table, placed their bets, and got the luck of the draw. They won the diversity visa lottery. Every year, more than 11 million p...
Walking into a casino in the United States, you might feel like you have entered Macau rather than Las Vegas. Around the floor are games like Baccarat, Sic Bo, and Pai Gow poker. Hong Kong pop stars are performing concerts. Dim sum is served at resta...
Walking into a casino in the United States, you might feel like you have entered Macau rather than Las Vegas. Around the floor are games like Baccarat, Sic Bo, and Pai Gow poker. Hong Kong pop stars are performing concerts. Dim sum is served at resta...
In response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, then-Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson pledged to embark on “a remorseless mission to squeeze Russia from the global economy.” The United Kingdom not only imposed sa...
In response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, then-Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson pledged to embark on “a remorseless mission to squeeze Russia from the global economy.” The United Kingdom not only imposed sa...
During the Monsoon Session of Parliament in late July 2023, Member of Parliament (MP) Naresh Bansal of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) called for India to be renamed Bharat, which is the state’s Hindi name. He argued that the change would erase th...
During the Monsoon Session of Parliament in late July 2023, Member of Parliament (MP) Naresh Bansal of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) called for India to be renamed Bharat, which is the state’s Hindi name. He argued that the change would erase th...
Before Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) competitor Driscus Du Plessis, a white Afrikaner, knocked out former Champion Robert Whittaker, he declared that he would be the “first real African champion, born, bred, and raised in Africa.” Immediat...
Before Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) competitor Driscus Du Plessis, a white Afrikaner, knocked out former Champion Robert Whittaker, he declared that he would be the “first real African champion, born, bred, and raised in Africa.” Immediat...