This election cycle, voter turnout has been a major topic of discussion. With a presidential race that features two highly disliked yet...

Donald Trump’s promise to build a wall along the United States and Mexican border has arguably become the most memorable talking point of...

Mainstream American mass media tends to suggest that the rise of ISIL in the Middle East has been predominantly countered by the efforts...

Due to a 1996 piece of legislation, the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act (IIRIRA), stories like Valdez’s are...

Since January, an estimated 710,000 migrants and refugees have entered the European Union. This number is about two and a half times the...

When the residents of Juba, the capital of South Sudan, took to the streets at midnight on July 9, 2011 to celebrate the country’s...

On February 16, conflict in Ukraine escalated as pro-Russian rebels ignored the internationally brokered cease-fire determined after “16...

During rush hour on August 1, 2007, the Interstate 35-W bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota suddenly collapsed, sending 111 vehicles...

The Syrian civil war has been marked by crimes against humanity so undeniable that they could have leapt into existence from a textbook,...

Despite the United States’ sizable standing army and worldwide military presence, a distinct divide remains in the country between the...

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

In his recent column on the Senkaku/Diaoyu islands dispute between China and Japan, Carter Johnson raises several interesting points. I...