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...
In the crowded Democratic field for the 2020 Presidential primary, candidate Andrew Yang is certainly a long shot. He has no name recognition, and his main policy of universal basic income is not likely to make headlines. But in his self-proclaimed ...
In the crowded Democratic field for the 2020 Presidential primary, candidate Andrew Yang is certainly a long shot. He has no name recognition, and his main policy of universal basic income is not likely to make headlines. But in his self-proclaimed ...
The American vote is broken. The solution may not be to bring the people to the polls, but rather to bring the polls to the people by allowing them to vote at home. The 2018 election cycle revealed that weaknesses continue to exist in our current ele...
The American vote is broken. The solution may not be to bring the people to the polls, but rather to bring the polls to the people by allowing them to vote at home. The 2018 election cycle revealed that weaknesses continue to exist in our current ele...
The Michael Cohen testimony this month brought yet another round of commentary and speculation about the fate of the Trump presidency. Calls for impeachment, though, were largely dismissed by Democratic party leaders, who prefer to wait until the det...
The Michael Cohen testimony this month brought yet another round of commentary and speculation about the fate of the Trump presidency. Calls for impeachment, though, were largely dismissed by Democratic party leaders, who prefer to wait until the det...
Predictive policing, a practice carried out by tools like CrimeScan and PredPol, uses algorithmic systems to predict geographic areas that are most likely to have patterns of criminal behaviors based on data of previous reports of crimes, frequency o...
Predictive policing, a practice carried out by tools like CrimeScan and PredPol, uses algorithmic systems to predict geographic areas that are most likely to have patterns of criminal behaviors based on data of previous reports of crimes, frequency o...
New York is the fourth largest state in the nation with approximately 20 million residents spread throughout the state. 43% of New Yorkers live in New York City, and 51,000 of the 20 million New York state residents are currently incarcerated by the ...
New York is the fourth largest state in the nation with approximately 20 million residents spread throughout the state. 43% of New Yorkers live in New York City, and 51,000 of the 20 million New York state residents are currently incarcerated by the ...
The historic number of women and people of color, most of whom were Democrats, elected to Congress was one of the biggest stories to come out of the 2018 midterms. Two of the most high profile candidates, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) and Ayanna P...
The historic number of women and people of color, most of whom were Democrats, elected to Congress was one of the biggest stories to come out of the 2018 midterms. Two of the most high profile candidates, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) and Ayanna P...
On December 18, 2018, Congress passed the Formerly Incarcerated Reenter Society Transformed Safely Transitioning Each Person Act. As the acronym would suggest, the FIRST STEP Act is seen as the first stepping stone towards more comprehensive reforms ...
On December 18, 2018, Congress passed the Formerly Incarcerated Reenter Society Transformed Safely Transitioning Each Person Act. As the acronym would suggest, the FIRST STEP Act is seen as the first stepping stone towards more comprehensive reforms ...
“You have the right to remain silent… You have the right to an attorney… If you cannot afford one, one will be provided for you at no cost to you.” It’s an iconic movie line. Away from the big screen, however, many people don’t r...
“You have the right to remain silent… You have the right to an attorney… If you cannot afford one, one will be provided for you at no cost to you.” It’s an iconic movie line. Away from the big screen, however, many people don’t r...
A gun-toting, foul-mouthed, lethal-force-authorized U.S. Border Patrol, a President who’s rally cry is fear-mongering xenophobia, a plan for a $5 billion, thirty foot tall border wall, and a 16-year-old boy who died as U.S. Customs and Border P...
A gun-toting, foul-mouthed, lethal-force-authorized U.S. Border Patrol, a President who’s rally cry is fear-mongering xenophobia, a plan for a $5 billion, thirty foot tall border wall, and a 16-year-old boy who died as U.S. Customs and Border P...
In the 1976 case of United States. V. Martinez-Fuerte, the Supreme Court ruled that interior checkpoints did not violate the Fourth Amendment, which allowed the United States Border Patrol to establish interior checkpoints near the United States-Mex...
In the 1976 case of United States. V. Martinez-Fuerte, the Supreme Court ruled that interior checkpoints did not violate the Fourth Amendment, which allowed the United States Border Patrol to establish interior checkpoints near the United States-Mex...
A few days before the Senate narrowly voted to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, President Donald Trump remarked that “it’s a very scary time for young men in America.” When asked if he had a similar message for women, he instead as...
A few days before the Senate narrowly voted to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, President Donald Trump remarked that “it’s a very scary time for young men in America.” When asked if he had a similar message for women, he instead as...
A public showdown. Two empty chambers. A fortune at stake. It’s not a wild west movie—it’s the escalation of political tensions that defined the 2018 Farm Bill. Passed roughly every five years since the Dust Bowl, this omnibus piece of legislat...
A public showdown. Two empty chambers. A fortune at stake. It’s not a wild west movie—it’s the escalation of political tensions that defined the 2018 Farm Bill. Passed roughly every five years since the Dust Bowl, this omnibus piece of legislat...