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Dollar and Cross: Why Evangelical Support for Donald Trump is Unsurprising
The election of Donald Trump forced a reckoning among American Evangelical Christians. Faced with a candidate who seemed to at least...
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May 26, 20177 min read
Rhode Island’s Environmental Example
President Trump has been no friend of the environment. Before his election, he called global warming “a hoax” and “bullshit.” He has...
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Apr 30, 20174 min read


Live from the Capitol, It’s Al Franken: Humor and the Left in the Trump Era
To most lay viewers of newly-elected Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch’s confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, it...
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Apr 27, 20176 min read
Time to Listen: How the Post-Truth Ideology Can Close Liberal Ears
In 2017, “truth” seems to stand on shaky ground. President Trump contests the messages put forward by media outlets, rejects reports from...
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Apr 24, 20177 min read


Destruction Junction: Steve Bannon and House Resolution 26
When not being caricatured on Saturday Night Live donning the robes and skeletal mask of the Grim Reaper, Steve Bannon serves as White...
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Apr 19, 20175 min read


Freedom to Choose, Freedom to Lose: Why School Choice Has Little to Offer America’s Students
From picket protests in Alaska to student walkouts in Oregon, protesters expressed fierce resistance to the confirmation of Secretary of...
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Apr 18, 20176 min read


The Real Issues With Fake News
The 2016 US Presidential election was an unrelenting bloodbath — filled to the brim with scandal, defamation, and an overwhelming sense...
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Apr 2, 20177 min read


President Peña Nieto and the “Anti-Trump”
When Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto took to Twitter on January 26 to cancel his meeting with US President Donald Trump, he was...
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Mar 31, 20176 min read


Resistance Music in the Trump Era
Donald Trump’s election has elicited resistance marked by activism and political opposition spanning the entire partisan spectrum, from...
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Mar 20, 20174 min read


The Art of Politics: Propaganda as Aesthetic?
Starting in November 2017, the Tate Modern in London will host an exhibit called Red Star Over Russia, and will display artwork made by...
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Mar 11, 20175 min read


Unite Women, Don’t Divide Women
On January 21, 2017, over 5 million people rallied around the world to stand up for women’s rights during the Trump administration....
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Mar 6, 20176 min read


The Politics of Being Ignored
The gap between the wealthy and poor in the United States is disturbingly greater than most of its residents realize. The Walmart family...
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Mar 5, 20176 min read


China’s Time to Shine as US Withdraws from International Effort to Combat Climate Change
When it comes to President Donald Trump’s Twitter page, there is no shortage of inane posts, particularly in relation to global warming....
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Mar 4, 20175 min read


Artistic Expression Under Trump: Undermining and Uncovering Artistic Free Speech in the US
President Donald Trump, before and since his inauguration, has repeatedly condemned artists and journalists, describing the cast of...
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Feb 27, 20177 min read


A New Democra-Tech Party
Apple. Google. Microsoft. Facebook. Twitter. Uber. Tesla. Netflix. eBay. Intel. On February 7th, over 100 American companies co-signed...
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Feb 25, 20174 min read


The Ivanka Conondrum
In the latest episode of the Trump administration mixing public governance with private business, Neiman Marcus and Nordstrom chose not...
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Feb 25, 20175 min read


Sanctions for Sanctuaries
“Anyone who is in the United States illegally is subject to deportation,” then-candidate Donald J. Trump said during a campaign trail...
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Feb 24, 20175 min read


Populism and the Pill
In recent months, “populism” has become an international buzzword as the de-facto explanation for unanticipated political events. Used...
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Feb 24, 20178 min read


Donald Trump and the Empty Rhetoric of Executive Actions
The beginning of Trump’s presidency was marked by a flurry of executive actions. In his first twelve days in office, President Trump...
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Feb 22, 20176 min read


Asia’s Unstable Power Vacuum
Since coming into office, US President Donald Trump has signed multiple executive orders attempting to repeal the policies enacted by...
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Feb 21, 20177 min read
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