An appropriate description of President Donald Trump’s grand strategy has been widely debated. While it has been labeled anywhere from one of “reciprocity” to “illiberal hegemony,” his second term suggests a more volatile reality: “predat...
In 1984, the United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) reviewed a report alleging that federal judges improperly used funds to “influence pending legislation.” Specifically, the concern was that judges might have misused resources allo...
In 1895, following nearly four centuries of colonial rule, Cuba launched its third and final war of independence against the Spanish Empire. Almost immediately, the American population was theatrically captured by the plight of the Cuban people, sway...
After a memorable performance in the second Democratic debate last July, entrepreneur Andrew Yang rose rapidly from obscurity. In the last quarter of 2019, the campaign announced a massive $16.5 million fundraising haul.“Yang Gang,” as his suppor...
After a memorable performance in the second Democratic debate last July, entrepreneur Andrew Yang rose rapidly from obscurity. In the last quarter of 2019, the campaign announced a massive $16.5 million fundraising haul.“Yang Gang,” as his suppor...
There’s no question about it: prescription drug costs in the United States are unaffordable for many Americans. So whose fault is it? Consumers and politicians generally place most of the blame on ‘Big Pharma,’ alleging that, as the entity resp...
There’s no question about it: prescription drug costs in the United States are unaffordable for many Americans. So whose fault is it? Consumers and politicians generally place most of the blame on ‘Big Pharma,’ alleging that, as the entity resp...
Canada and the United States enjoy a peaceful coexistence – as allies and trading partners, they tend to cooperate on most important issues. However, one sticking point in their otherwise cordial relationship is a dispute over Canadian territorial ...
Canada and the United States enjoy a peaceful coexistence – as allies and trading partners, they tend to cooperate on most important issues. However, one sticking point in their otherwise cordial relationship is a dispute over Canadian territorial ...
For a century, the United States government refused to recognize the systematic murder and explusion of 1.5 million Armenians under the Ottoman Empire as genocide. This was despite the fact that the Armenian diaspora was the most active group of surv...
For a century, the United States government refused to recognize the systematic murder and explusion of 1.5 million Armenians under the Ottoman Empire as genocide. This was despite the fact that the Armenian diaspora was the most active group of surv...
President Trump, the Right’s poster child of free speech, is actually doing everything he can to restrict it. Throughout his tumultuous administration he has systematically interfered with independent governmental organizations such as the Pentagon...
President Trump, the Right’s poster child of free speech, is actually doing everything he can to restrict it. Throughout his tumultuous administration he has systematically interfered with independent governmental organizations such as the Pentagon...
US history is peppered with instances of communities seeking political independence from government authorities. In the 19th century, a wave of utopianism swept across the country; the search for perfection through isolation gave rise to communities ...
US history is peppered with instances of communities seeking political independence from government authorities. In the 19th century, a wave of utopianism swept across the country; the search for perfection through isolation gave rise to communities ...
As caucuses in Iowa closed on February 3rd, Americans waited with bated breath to learn which Democratic candidates will have an early advantage in the party’s primary contest. The election was already fraught with uncertainty; just two days earlie...
As caucuses in Iowa closed on February 3rd, Americans waited with bated breath to learn which Democratic candidates will have an early advantage in the party’s primary contest. The election was already fraught with uncertainty; just two days earlie...
For years, conservatives in America have railed against Big Tech companies, including Facebook, Twitter, Google, and YouTube, for using vague speech guidelines on their forums as a weapon to ban (and shadowban) their accounts, delete posts and remove...
For years, conservatives in America have railed against Big Tech companies, including Facebook, Twitter, Google, and YouTube, for using vague speech guidelines on their forums as a weapon to ban (and shadowban) their accounts, delete posts and remove...
Dramatic music. Aerial shots of imposing ships. Rugged soldiers storming a battlefield to sonorous narration. The clip ends on the emblem of the Marines, along with the tagline “The Few. The Proud.” Despite the veneer of governmental legitimacy, ...
Dramatic music. Aerial shots of imposing ships. Rugged soldiers storming a battlefield to sonorous narration. The clip ends on the emblem of the Marines, along with the tagline “The Few. The Proud.” Despite the veneer of governmental legitimacy, ...
In a heated primary that has seen the Democratic hopefuls castigate nearly every dimension of Donald Trump’s presidency, Joe Biden perhaps lays claim to the field’s most original criticism. In celebration of National Cat Day, Biden reframed the 2...
In a heated primary that has seen the Democratic hopefuls castigate nearly every dimension of Donald Trump’s presidency, Joe Biden perhaps lays claim to the field’s most original criticism. In celebration of National Cat Day, Biden reframed the 2...
From California, where there are more than three times as many illicit cannabis dispensaries than licit ones, to Oregon, where the State Police Sergeant laments a growing problem with illegal marijuana, the black market for weed has persisted in stat...
From California, where there are more than three times as many illicit cannabis dispensaries than licit ones, to Oregon, where the State Police Sergeant laments a growing problem with illegal marijuana, the black market for weed has persisted in stat...
Public transit in major American cities is undergoing a facelift. The New York City subway, after a recent investment of hundreds of millions of dollars, has been dubbed “no longer a daily disaster.” Atlanta has paid 95.6 million dollars to drama...
Public transit in major American cities is undergoing a facelift. The New York City subway, after a recent investment of hundreds of millions of dollars, has been dubbed “no longer a daily disaster.” Atlanta has paid 95.6 million dollars to drama...