Christian Bateman //Why banning critical race theory threatens education.// In January 2021, Virginia’s self-proclaimed “education governor,” Glenn Youngkin, began his first term by signing a series of short-sighted education-related executive orders. While a number of these deserve criticism––especially his premature lifting of the state’s mask mandates in schools––Youngkin’s ban on critical race theory in classrooms […]
Category: Domestic Policy
A Paper Dragon
Graham Bateman //China’s Power is Vastly Overestimated// On December 17, 2021, Chinese property giant Evergrande formally entered default. While the future of Evergrande remains uncertain, the Evergrande crisis represents a rare, widely publicized failure of a major Chinese institution. Since 1978, China’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth has averaged approximately ten percent. More than eight […]
Against COVID: Balancing Boston’s Needs
Miley Chen //Examining Mayor Michelle Wu’s controversial COVID policy.// If anything has been persistent during COVID-19, it is the presence of protocol and controversy. As mask mandates and weekly testing have become routine, lawsuits and protests have as well. On December 20, Mayor Michelle Wu added another protocol to Boston’s list in the form of […]
Oxford School Shooting
Caroline Roche //Should Ethan Crumbley’s parents be held accountable for their son’s crime?// Hana St. Juliana. Tate Myre. Madisyn Baldwin. Justin Shilling. These are the names of the four young adults murdered by Ethan Crumbley on November 30th in the Oxford School shooting. Although these four experienced the worst consequence of Crumbley’s violence, the devastating […]
The CDC’s Mixed Messaging
Nikki Minsky //The agency has squandered its chance to take a unified stance in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic// The CDC’s recent messaging and protocols surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic have been unclear and contradictory, causing people to question the credibility of the organization’s guidance. The inconsistent statements released only add to a rampant “pandemic fatigue,” resulting […]
The Death of Federal Vaccine Mandates
Jack Theobald //Businesses Left to Determine Covid Policies Without Government Support// On January 13, the Supreme Court voted 6-3 to block the Biden Administration’s “vaccine or test” mandate on large private employers. The justices argued that the mandate, which took effect in early January and required that all private employers with over 100 employees necessitate […]
How Kazakh Protesters Restored a Price Cap on Gasoline
Elliot Johnson //Protests, Martial Law, and Political Crackdowns Shut Down Central Asia’s Largest Economy// Streets across Kazakhstan exploded in anger on January 2nd over a sudden increase in the price of gasoline. Numerous protests started as peaceful demonstrations in the gas-producing city of Zhanaozen but quickly devolved into violence across the country. When the dust […]
Death From Above
Daniel Katz //The Hidden Toll of America Abroad// “There must be near-certainty that no civilians will be killed or injured,” promised President Obama in regards to Middle-Eastern drone strikes in 2013. In 2015, John Brennan, one of the former president’s trusted advisors, claimed that not a single combatant had been killed in strikes that year. […]
The Elizabeth Holmes Trial
David Min //White-Collar Crime—The Fraud and Deception of Theranos// Fake it ‘til you make it. That’s how many might characterize the mentality of Theranos’ disgraced founder and chief executive officer, Elizabeth Holmes, who headed Theranos, a company that claimed to pioneer finger-pin prick blood tests. Despite the technological flaws in Theranos’ testing machinery, Holmes deceived […]
North Korea Continues Ballistic Missile Tests
Kaia Patterson // U.S. must unite with other nations to address threat // Recent ballistic missile tests by North Korea have heightened animosity and fear within the international community. Despite a declaration by the United Nations Security Council forbidding these tests, in the past few weeks, North Korea has continued them. Furthermore, as ballistic missiles become […]