Shane McCauley // The senator’s actions endanger democracy and reveal a broken system // Senator Joe Manchin has recently faced backlash from Democrats for refusing to support President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better Act, effectively ending hope for its ultimate passage. The plan, which passed in the House of Representatives on November 19, 2021, included […]
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The Removal of U.S. Missile Defense Systems from Saudi Arabia
Elliot Johnson // A necessary first step to end U.S. military support for a troublesome ally // The United States has greatly decreased its anti-missile systems in an authoritarian, radical, and Islamist Saudi Arabia. Removing these missile systems is a necessary first step for the U.S. to end all military support for Saudi Arabia. The […]
School Lunch Reform
Christian Bateman // The real solution to feeding America’s youth is not what we expect // Providing K-12 students with access to nutritious meals should become a priority for educators in the United States. Though the CDC’s nutritional guidelines recommend 2-3 cups of vegetables per day as a primary source of nutrients, only 2% of […]
The Nuclear Submarine Deal
Alejandro Moro-Araujo // Was the U.S.’s nuclear submarine deal worth it? // On September 15, 2021, French President Emmanuel Macron woke up to the news that his 60 billion dollar contract with the Australian government had been scrubbed. In 2016, France made a deal with Australia to build diesel-powered submarines for the Australian navy. However, […]
A Stab in the Back
Kaia Patterson // France’s deserved anger at Australian submarine deal snub // A “stab in the back” was just one of the many metaphors used by the French government in response to Australia’s withdrawal from what France viewed as the “contract of the century.” In 2016, Australia and France agreed to a $66 billion deal […]
Germany May Soon Enter Liberal Control
Jack McNealy // Progressive German parties must unite to take power // Later this year, Angela Merkel will step down as Germany’s chancellor, ending three decades at the forefront of German politics. Despite Merkel’s steady, conservative leadership, German politics has swung to the left. To translate this momentum to concrete political power, the Social Democratic […]
North Korea’s Ballistic Missile Tests
Leo Ren // The increase in missile tests in North Korea // If the United States does not take action swiftly, it may soon face an emboldened North Korea with an unsettlingly advanced nuclear arsenal. North Korea has moved to substantially enhance its arsenal with its recent test of a mid-range cruise missile. The country […]
The UK Petrol Crisis
Rohan Jayamaran // A glimpse into the future // The United Kingdom, the world’s fifth largest economy, has recently been threatened by a petrol shortage. By late September, as many as 90% of the petrol stations across the country reported that they had run out of fuel. While many officials and British Prime Minister Boris […]
Remembering 9/11
Jack Theobald // Lessons learned from 9/11 and the War on Terror // September 11, 2021, represented a divergence in the post-9/11 era. What was once a lived experience suddenly transitioned into history with the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. However, with the Taliban now in control of Afghanistan with access to billions of […]
Yesterday Once More
Saanika Raina // Global Terrorism Returns to Afghanistan After 20 Years // In Urdu, the language spoken in the badlands of Pakistan on its border with Afghanistan, the word kal means both yesterday and tomorrow. It might as well signify Afghanistan’s reemergence as a base for global terrorists under the Taliban, just as it was […]