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The Sun Still Rises: Neo-Biafran Secessionism, Zionism, and the Question of Nigeria
In October of 1960, Nigeria gained independence, joining a growing group of fledgling, post-Colonial African states. In boundaries carved...
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Apr 26, 20196 min read


Appropriated Pseudonyms: The Ethics of Literary Hoaxes
In 2015, one of the selected poems in “The Best American Poetry” included Yi-Fen Chou’s “The Bees, the Flowers, Jesus, Ancient Tigers,...
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Mar 8, 20195 min read


Reconstituting Nepal
Political tremors are nothing new to Nepal. As the country has lurched from crisis to crisis over the past few decades, altercations...
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Dec 9, 20156 min read


Sabotaging Suffrage in the Lone Star State
On November 4th,weapon owners in Texas will be able to hit the polls using their concealed handgun licenses as voter identification —...
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Sep 16, 20148 min read
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