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Toyotas, Terror, and the Treasury
The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) is a global organization, enlisting followers from around the world to join its fight in...
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Oct 31, 20156 min read


Rewriting History in South Korea
Ever since the end of the 35-year Japanese occupation of Korea in 1945 and the nearly unparalleled horrors of the Korean War, South...
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Oct 31, 20155 min read


“Public Needs” Abuse Eminent Domain for Economic Development
The Fifth Amendment encompasses so much more than TV crime shows would lead you to believe; it’s not solely “pleading the fifth,”...
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Oct 29, 20155 min read


A Trip to the Crisis Pregnancy Center
I found the so-called “Crisis Pregnancy Center” on Google Maps listed along with Planned Parenthood when I searched for “pregnancy care.”...
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Oct 29, 20155 min read


Gendered Train Cars: A Policy With Mixed Results
This August, before becoming leader of the Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn faced backlash in the wake of his proposed plan to prevent sexual...
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Oct 29, 20154 min read


Infographic: The Syrian Refugee Crisis
Since the start of the Syrian civil war in 2011, over four million Syrians have fled their country, and the number of asylum seekers in...
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Oct 29, 20151 min read


The Niqab: The Unexpected Determinant in Canada’s Federal Election
On October 19th, Canada found itself at a familiar political junction. Millions of citizens descended upon the polls to vote in the...
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Oct 28, 20156 min read


Turkish Soap Operas: A Voice for the Voiceless
In 2008, some 85 million people in the Arab world tuned in to watch the final episode of the breakthrough Turkish television show Gümüş....
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Oct 28, 20155 min read
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[LIVEBLOG]: NPR’s Nina Totenberg — The Supreme Court: A look back, and forward
Nina Totenberg, award-winning legal affairs correspondent for National Public Radio, will discuss current and historic Supreme Court...
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Oct 27, 20151 min read


Marriage Promotion is Not a Real Poverty Solution
Over the past couple of years, Republicans have felt increasing pressure to put forth free market proposals to combat poverty....
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Oct 26, 20155 min read


If At First You Don’t Succeed: The Department of Defense’s Failed Syrian Rebel Training Program
Amidst the overthrow of governments in Tunisia and Egypt in 2011, Anthony Cordesman of the Center for Strategic and International Studies...
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Oct 26, 20156 min read


No Publicity Is Bad Publicity: How This Now Rings True in the Political Arena
To Presidential Candidate Ben Carson, “the likelihood of Hitler being able to accomplish his goals would have been greatly diminished if...
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Oct 26, 20156 min read


America’s Putin Problem: Why We Should Look for Cooperation in Syria
With a KGB history, a penchant for repressing criticism at home, and a growing tendency for military aggression abroad, Russia’s...
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Oct 25, 20157 min read


First Ladies and Lads of the 2016 Presidential Election
On October 3, Saturday Night Live’s forty-first season premiered with a cold opener mocking Donald and Melania Trump. The skit portrayed...
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Oct 25, 20155 min read


The Rise of European Leisure
Every day, more and more Swedish workers are working less and less. This is not because of unemployment or laziness, but due to a...
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Oct 24, 20155 min read


The Racial Right: The Racist Origins of the Christian Right Wing
In the winter of 2011, onlookers at the corner of Sixth Avenue and Watts Street in New York City looked up and saw the face of a troubled...
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Oct 24, 20154 min read


Sticking To Our Guns: Why Congress Won’t Budge on Gun Control
The shooting at Umpqua Community College is not going to lead to gun regulations. Neither will the shootings of the five people killed in...
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Oct 24, 20154 min read


Reviving Rhode Island: A Familiar Plan
Almost a full year into her first term, Governor Gina Raimondo has already taken ambitious steps toward her campaign promise to revamp...
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Oct 24, 20157 min read


The Politics of Denmark and Germany’s Low Birth Rates
A Danish ad encouraging couples to have more sex has recently gone viral. The ad, created for a travel agency, specifically encourages...
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Oct 23, 20155 min read


The Tax Plans of America’s Self-Proclaimed Populists
Likening Donald Trump to Bernie Sanders may elicit a laugh. However, both presidential candidates are essentially running on a populist...
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Oct 21, 20157 min read
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