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On January 28, 2023, US officials first noticed a mysterious object floating over the Aleutian Islands off the coast of Alaska. The object subsequently traveled over western Canada before floating back into US airspace in northern Idaho on January 31...

Eyes on the Sky: The Dramatization of Sky Politics

On January 28, 2023, US officials first noticed a mysterious object floating over the Aleutian Islands off the coast of Alaska. The object subsequently traveled over western Canada before floating back into US airspace in northern Idaho on January 31...

It is funny how the Oscars, a supposedly apolitical event, are as divisive and controversial as US elections. Certainly, there is a political angle to the Oscars. The nominees and winner in each category are voted on by members of the Academy, who ea...

Awards Show Politics: The (Not So) Impartial Oscars

It is funny how the Oscars, a supposedly apolitical event, are as divisive and controversial as US elections. Certainly, there is a political angle to the Oscars. The nominees and winner in each category are voted on by members of the Academy, who ea...

In the aftermath of the 2022 midterm elections, there is much to consider. From the lack of a forecasted “Red Wave,” to the Democratic underperformance in New York and Florida, from the Republican underperformance in Pennsylvania, to another Geor...

Midterms in Review: What’s up with Oklahoma?

In the aftermath of the 2022 midterm elections, there is much to consider. From the lack of a forecasted “Red Wave,” to the Democratic underperformance in New York and Florida, from the Republican underperformance in Pennsylvania, to another Geor...

When Trump handed Ron DeSantis the moniker of “Meatball Ron” last month, it offered a taste of the nasty Republican primary for the 2024 presidential nomination that is sure to ensue. How the former president chooses his childish nicknames remain...

Forecasting a Potential 2020 Rematch

When Trump handed Ron DeSantis the moniker of “Meatball Ron” last month, it offered a taste of the nasty Republican primary for the 2024 presidential nomination that is sure to ensue. How the former president chooses his childish nicknames remain...

In 1993, the United States launched a series of raids on Mogadishu, Somalia so disastrous and publicly humiliating that they would redefine presidential decision-making for the next decade. Now, in the wake of America’s exit from Afghanistan, a...

Somalia Syndrome

In 1993, the United States launched a series of raids on Mogadishu, Somalia so disastrous and publicly humiliating that they would redefine presidential decision-making for the next decade. Now, in the wake of America’s exit from Afghanistan, a...

One year ago, I wrote an article about the history, culture, and economic potential of pumpkin cultivation in Ukraine. At the time, my intentions were lighthearted—I discussed the Ukrainian marriage tradition in which women reject proposals by hand...

Revisiting Pumpkins in Ukraine Amidst a Gruesome War

One year ago, I wrote an article about the history, culture, and economic potential of pumpkin cultivation in Ukraine. At the time, my intentions were lighthearted—I discussed the Ukrainian marriage tradition in which women reject proposals by hand...