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Progress and Regress: Emperor Franz Joseph and the Rise of Austrian Fascism
In the late 19th century, Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria oversaw a period of unprecedented intellectual and cultural growth in the...
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Feb 20, 20177 min read


Asian Fusion Cuisine and the Tug and Pull of Foreign Identity
When eating out, most of us simply focus on taste, price, and convenience, but the inquisitive foodie takes their ideas a step further:...
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Feb 20, 20176 min read


Know Thyself, America: Introspection and Reflection in a Post-Election United States
To many Americans, it might have felt as if the world ground to a halt after the 2016 elections. A constant bombardment of breaking news...
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Dec 23, 20166 min read


B-Rock and Hip-Hop: A Retrospective
In a notable scene from Straight Outta Compton, members of the hip-hop group N.W.A. sat at a press conference, answering questions from a...
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Dec 7, 20166 min read


Europe’s America: The Rise of Populism
Over the course of the last few months, the entire world has waited with bated breath for the results of the US elections. As a result,...
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Nov 29, 20166 min read


The American Paradox: America’s Exceptional Attitude Toward Climate Change
On September 26, at the first 2016 presidential debate, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pointed a finger at Trump’s...
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Nov 28, 20164 min read


Hillary and the Boys: Support from the Gay Community
The gay community represents one of the most loyal and ardent voting blocks for the Democratic Party, and despite this election cycle’s...
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Nov 7, 20166 min read


Preaching to the Choir: Does the IRS limit free speech?
The first day of a Trump presidency would include a seemingly mundane priority: asking Congress to change the language contained on an...
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Nov 6, 20169 min read


The Trump Tape, the Silent Majority, and the Damage Already Done
In the less than three weeks between the first and second presidential debates, the Donald Trump campaign veered toward the precipice of...
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Nov 3, 20166 min read


The Rise of Border Walls: Implications of a Physically Divided World
Donald Trump’s promise to build a wall along the United States and Mexican border has arguably become the most memorable talking point of...
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Oct 24, 20166 min read


Unpacking Hillary Clinton’s Religion
In June, Donald Trump said, “We don’t know anything about Hillary in terms of religion. Now, she’s been in the public eye for years and...
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Oct 10, 20164 min read


Fatphobia: America’s Overlooked Form of Discrimination
This past summer, statues depicting a completely nude Donald Trump popped up overnight in five major American cities. The statues,...
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Oct 10, 20166 min read


Liar, Liar Pants on Fire: The Faults of Fact Checking the General Election
When Franklin Delano Roosevelt ran for an unprecedented third term as President in 1941, he promised voters, “Your President says this...
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Oct 8, 20165 min read


The Economics of Racism
I remember standing in line at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Providence at the heart of a rally for Donald Trump. Like at many other such...
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Oct 6, 20165 min read


Looking Down the Rhode: Explaining the Rise of Donald Trump in the Ocean State
On a hot July afternoon, Brian Fallon, the Clinton campaign’s national press secretary, made his way to the Rhode Island Democratic Party...
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Oct 2, 20165 min read


Where Free Speech Meets Hate Speech
It only takes a few minutes of browsing internet comments for one to observe just how ingrained the concept of “free speech” is in...
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May 3, 20164 min read


The End of Free Trade?
The increasing polarization of US politics has made this election season incredibly bizarre. On one side of the presidential campaign is...
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Apr 18, 20165 min read


Breaking up the Odd Couple: The Flawed Nature of Sanders-Trump Comparisons
Recently at an MSNBC town hall, moderator Mika Brzezinski asked Donald Trump to identify the unnamed candidate she would go on to...
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Mar 21, 20166 min read


Border Security and Immigration in the 2016 Debate
In the world of GOP politics, the issues of border security and immigration have fused together: If the border isn’t secured then any...
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Mar 12, 20164 min read


Not So Noble: The Politics Behind the Nobel Peace Prize
In a jaw-dropping announcement last month, it emerged that Donald Trump was inexplicably nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize. An anonymous...
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Mar 12, 20165 min read
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