A little over a year ago, a viral video took the Internet by storm. In the week following the release of “Kony 2012,” the video had over...

Japan’s nationalism, much like their baseball, exists as a constant reminder of the nation’s rapid passage from a feudal society to a...

This year, the Louisville Cardinals emerged as victors from the sixty-eight team field that comprised the NCAA men’s Division I...

About a month ago, on May 23, President Obama spoke at the National Defense University, addressing the nation for the first time in his...

As most Brunonians know, Ben Affleck wasn’t the only celebrity to receive an honorary doctorate in Brown’s latest Commencement ceremony....

On May 29th, in several cities across Puerto Rico, thousands of people joined in demanding freedom for Oscar López Rivera – a Puerto...

If recent memory is any testament, helplessness, rather than mere evil, seems to be at the heart of modern tragedy. Grief breeds an...

Politicians are in many ways the perfect cultural paradox. We elect them to be our representatives, and this elevation seems to...

In early June, a nation-wide rallying cry for the reassertion of democracy in Turkey was sparked by Prime Minister Erdogan’s autocratic...

Many months ago I wrote of Shinzo Abe’s ambitious new economic plan for Japan and the subsequent expansion of the monetary base with...

Sexual assault is suddenly not okay. It has taken years of inappropriate conduct for rape and abuse to finally be brought to national...

According to estimates, about 80% of Americans live in urban areas, and many have little understanding of our agricultural industry aside...

If you’re in college and you’re reading this, you probably know someone with an unpaid internship this summer. You might even have one...

Confused by the events in Egypt? This is not altogether a bad thing. Confusion is a symptom of the acceptance of nuance. It’s taken...

A new term has sprung up in the urban policy world: Buffalo Hunting.  This describes when city chambers of commerce, economic development...

“Gentlemen do not read others’ mail.” –Henry L. Stimson. “One might expect Europeans to protest loudly — if only to appease their...

Despite all post-electoral promises to the contrary, Congressional and state Republicans last week reverted to their roots. Once again,...

The following is a statement by the Brown University Democrats. The opinions expressed are their own and do not necessarily reflect those...

Stephen Baker is a former senior writer and technology correspondent for BusinessWeek and the author of “Final Jeopardy” and “The...

It began in a small park in Istanbul and very well might end in Brussels. Turkey’s protestors are now nearly silent after a month of...