Early States Mean Nothing Anymore By: Bradford Kimball The Iowa Caucus saved Jimmy Carter’s campaign in 1976. The New Hampshire primary saved Bill Clinton’s campaign in 1992. These small states, with respective populations of 3.1 million in Iowa and 1.389 million in New Hampshire, have allowed less well-known candidates to shine and gain momentum in the […]
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Piracy for Palestine
Houthi Attacks are Terrorism, not Protest By: Walker Cox Most Americans couldn’t point to Yemen on a map, let alone tell you what the Houthi movement is. Is the United States embroiling itself in another ill-conceived Middle Eastern crusade it couldn’t possibly understand? No. Even though it is important to understand the context of the […]
Assassination Diplomacy
The Motivations for Israel’s Targeted Killings are not just Revenge By: Walker Cox The arm of the Israeli intelligence community is certainly long, powerful, and, invigorated by recent atrocities, bound to come down hard on the heads of Hamas leaders. Israel is justified in its response, but it is worth noting that Israel’s motivations may […]
Although the Country is Falling Apart, Ecuador is in Good Hands
Drug cartels are terrorizing Ecuador By: Tobiashus Swatherton Although the Ecuadorian president saw the country’s homicide rates increase ninefold, drug cartels hold news anchors hostage, and multiple prisoner gangs control their very own prisons, his plan is very promising. People can trust Noboa, the president of Ecuador, for a simple reason: although he was off to […]
Indian Election Preview
Why India Needs Modi By: Rohan Jayaraman This April, over 700 million people will cast their ballots in the Lok Sabha Indian Elections. These voters will choose between the incumbent Prime Minister Narendra Modi of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Representative Rahul Gandhi of the Indian National Congress Party (INC). Despite initial uncertainty over the results, […]
President Backed into a Corner
Biden faces pressure to act as the Israeli-Hamas conflict escalates By: Oliver Straight Nissen Since Israel’s formation at the end of World War II, conflict between Israel and Palestine has remained. Recently, however, tensions in the Middle East have grown once again. Despite being one of Israel’s closest allies, the United States has remained mostly […]
In Taiwan, A New Election and A New Leader
But the election of the DPP may not bode well for Sino-American relations By: David Xiong As much of our current attention focuses on Sino-American tensions over the issue of Taiwan’s sovereignty, Taiwan had an event of its own. In what the island saw as a watershed moment for their democracy, its people chose the […]
Test Optional Or Not?
Colleges should be test blind, not test-optional By: Shirley Zhu Should standardized test scores be one of the defining factors of one’s academic career? College admissions should be a holistic process, so the answer is a resounding no. Schools should not require standardized tests or go test-optional; they should go test-blind. Standardized testing gives people […]
Does big tech pose a threat to democracy?
The Influence of Social Media’s Rise By: Mirabel Ge As big tech companies like Facebook and Twitter expand their user populations, misinformation and propaganda have grown hand in hand. Social media continues to infiltrate our lives, and privacy and propaganda have become an ever-prevalent topic of discussion. Media algorithms now track patterns of interest. These […]
Creativity at a Crossroads: The Growing Impact of AI on Art
Will Humans Retain Originality? By: Keenan Billings 75% of adult US residents believe that Artificial Intelligence (AI) will decrease the number of American jobs over the next decade. However, the new and rapidly evolving technology, pioneered by online ‘generators’ like Midjourney, DALL-E, and Adobe’s Firefly, has a plethora of different uses and applications, which can be […]