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Subverting Dominant Narratives about Early Christianity: An Interview with Georgia Frank
Georgia Frank is the Charles A. Dana Professor of Religion at Colgate University. She is a specialist in early Christianity, especially...
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Mar 7, 20239 min read


How Israel’s Ultranationalist Religious Far-Right Benefited from the Country’s Divide
What if Marjorie Taylor Greene was appointed US Vice President and Alex Jones Secretary of State? This would almost be unthinkable at the...
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Mar 7, 20236 min read


Unearthing the Rebel Island: An Interview with Jennifer Lambe
Jennifer Lambe (PhD, Yale University ’14; AB, Brown University ’06) is an Associate Professor of Latin American and Caribbean history....
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Mar 7, 20236 min read


US Railroads Lag Behind the World in Railroad Electrification, and the Reason is Private Ownership
Railroads in the United States have avoided electrification, lagging behind much of the rest of the world. Consequently, American...
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Mar 7, 20234 min read


Brown, Bodies, Battles: Abortion Activism on College Campuses
When the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision was released on June 24, the stories on my Instagram feed were inundated...
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Mar 6, 20234 min read


NASA in the Age of Commercialized Space
On July 20, 1969, 650 million people watched as Neil Armstrong uttered those immortal words: “That’s one small step for man, one giant...
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Mar 5, 20233 min read


The United States and the Middle East: A Conversation with Bruce Riedel
Bruce Riedel ‘75 is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and a professor at the Johns Hopkins University School for Advanced...
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Mar 5, 202310 min read


The Not-So-United Kingdom is Facing Calls for Scottish Independence
Editor’s note: This article was written prior to Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon’s resignation on February 15, 2023. The...
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Mar 5, 20235 min read


Oregon’s Recent Gubernatorial Race Reveals Troubling Trends for Democrats
Oregon is not usually center stage in US politics. When people think of the state, they might recall its depiction in the TV series...
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Mar 5, 20234 min read


A Rose By Any Other Name
Why would a country choose to change its name? Historically, name changes have often followed regime changes, especially after...
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Feb 28, 20234 min read


Down Goes Tangier
In 2015, researchers from the US Army Corps of Engineers published findings that, to Chesapeake Bay area residents, were likely...
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Feb 27, 20234 min read


Hyding in Plain Sight
“I’m not going to be able to do anything more… this is my only option,” a single working-mother of three told a phone counselor at the...
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Feb 27, 20236 min read


Somalia Syndrome
In 1993, the United States launched a series of raids on Mogadishu, Somalia so disastrous and publicly humiliating that they would...
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Feb 22, 20234 min read


The Battle for Abortion Access will be Fought Locally
A year ago, living in a country without the right to an abortion felt more like a conservative pipe dream than a material possibility....
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Feb 16, 20234 min read


The Case for Caps: Overtourism in Hawaii
In January 2022, the Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA) marked the first time Native Hawaiians—kanaka maoli—comprised a majority of its...
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Feb 15, 20235 min read
Revisiting Pumpkins in Ukraine Amidst a Gruesome War
One year ago, I wrote an article about the history, culture, and economic potential of pumpkin cultivation in Ukraine. At the time, my...
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Feb 15, 20235 min read


The Chilean Democracy: Unwritten and Thriving
In 2019, Chilean citizens took to the streets in one of the largest anti-government protests in the nation’s young democratic history....
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Feb 15, 20234 min read


Uprooting Insecurity
In 1967, civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer purchased 40 acres of land in the Mississippi Delta. This plot was to be the headquarters...
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Feb 7, 20233 min read


Corrupt Coalition
On September 8, 2022, Mexican deputies voted to pass a constitutional amendment granting the Ministry of National Defense control over...
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Feb 5, 20233 min read


Borderline
It may be forever unknown whether a London barrister named Sir Cyril Radcliffe, sketching a map in the summer of 1947, pondered the words...
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Feb 5, 20235 min read
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