Though the civil war that shattered Côte d’Ivoire has been over for almost three years, the nation is still struggling to piece itself back together. Since taking hold of the presidency in 2011, after four months of crisis and bloodshed, Alassane ...
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Though the civil war that shattered Côte d’Ivoire has been over for almost three years, the nation is still struggling to piece itself back together. Since taking hold of the presidency in 2011, after four months of crisis and bloodshed, Alassane ...
In June of 2015, when the Supreme Court finally legalized same-sex marriage, many activists began celebrating the end of the culture wars. But while many view the court’s decision as the death knell to social conservatism, narrowly winning over fiv...
In June of 2015, when the Supreme Court finally legalized same-sex marriage, many activists began celebrating the end of the culture wars. But while many view the court’s decision as the death knell to social conservatism, narrowly winning over fiv...
In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s famed novel, The Great Gatsby, Nick Carraway proclaims to Jay Gatsby, “’You can’t repeat the past.” Gatsby denies this advice, replying, “’Why of course you can!” Albeit a fictional anecdote, this rhetorical o...
In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s famed novel, The Great Gatsby, Nick Carraway proclaims to Jay Gatsby, “’You can’t repeat the past.” Gatsby denies this advice, replying, “’Why of course you can!” Albeit a fictional anecdote, this rhetorical o...
On November 7, as China’s President Xi Jinping and Taiwan’s President Ma Ying-jeou met, the two men were left in a somewhat uncomfortable situation. At the first meeting between the leaders of China and Taiwan in 66 years, both men strict...
On November 7, as China’s President Xi Jinping and Taiwan’s President Ma Ying-jeou met, the two men were left in a somewhat uncomfortable situation. At the first meeting between the leaders of China and Taiwan in 66 years, both men strict...
The media now drops the term “dynastic politics” almost as frequently as they mention Trump’s toupee. The January edition of the New York Times featured a piece entitled, “Are Two Dynasties Our Destiny?” referring to what the author...
The media now drops the term “dynastic politics” almost as frequently as they mention Trump’s toupee. The January edition of the New York Times featured a piece entitled, “Are Two Dynasties Our Destiny?” referring to what the author...
Fantasy football has exploded in the past decade, but daily fantasy sports, led mainly by two giants, FanDuel and DraftKings, allow fans to create lineups for only one week and have recently added a whole other twist to fantasy football gaming. Both ...
Fantasy football has exploded in the past decade, but daily fantasy sports, led mainly by two giants, FanDuel and DraftKings, allow fans to create lineups for only one week and have recently added a whole other twist to fantasy football gaming. Both ...
Likening Donald Trump to Bernie Sanders may elicit a laugh. However, both presidential candidates are essentially running on a populist platform. With Senator Sanders, populism comes in the form of democratic socialism that champions the causes of th...
Likening Donald Trump to Bernie Sanders may elicit a laugh. However, both presidential candidates are essentially running on a populist platform. With Senator Sanders, populism comes in the form of democratic socialism that champions the causes of th...
Across the United States, autumn is a time of seasonal preparation: for colder weather in the North, hurricane season in the Southeast, and the coming rains of the Northwest. Yet no matter the region of the country, for farmers, fall is harvest seaso...
Across the United States, autumn is a time of seasonal preparation: for colder weather in the North, hurricane season in the Southeast, and the coming rains of the Northwest. Yet no matter the region of the country, for farmers, fall is harvest seaso...
As the presidential primary schedule rumbles to life, Republican candidates are looking to the South to give themselves a leg up. In recent memory, the South has been taken for granted as a particularly dark shade of red, prone to being overlooked by...
As the presidential primary schedule rumbles to life, Republican candidates are looking to the South to give themselves a leg up. In recent memory, the South has been taken for granted as a particularly dark shade of red, prone to being overlooked by...
For a generation that has been disappointed one too many times by the promise of participatory democracy to anticipate any real change, elections of real consequence can be quite startling. That is why the results of Turkey’s general elections on S...
For a generation that has been disappointed one too many times by the promise of participatory democracy to anticipate any real change, elections of real consequence can be quite startling. That is why the results of Turkey’s general elections on S...
Twelve months from now, the American public will be embroiled in one of the most highly anticipated election seasons of recent memory. Both parties have already begun posturing for the primary campaign trail. After the transformative congressional mi...
Twelve months from now, the American public will be embroiled in one of the most highly anticipated election seasons of recent memory. Both parties have already begun posturing for the primary campaign trail. After the transformative congressional mi...
Valentine’s Day was another day of broken hearts, this year in Nigeria. February 14 was scheduled to be the date of the upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections, “tipped to be the closest since Nigeria returned to civilian rule in 1999;...
Valentine’s Day was another day of broken hearts, this year in Nigeria. February 14 was scheduled to be the date of the upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections, “tipped to be the closest since Nigeria returned to civilian rule in 1999;...