BY: Zach Yan
Sometimes, in order to be hawkish for democracy, you need to be a bit of a dove, too. This is the case I will be making for the US to deal with the undemocratic Syrian regime. This semester, while…
According to a new ICIJ article, the Treasury Department is stumbling to implement the 2021 Corporate Transparency Act — legislation requiring all United States-based companies to identify their owners — a hiccup that may let criminals and wealthy elites continue to hide…
By David Cheng
“Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.” -- Benjamin Franklin
Under the rule of President Nayib Bukele, El Salvador has become increasingly authoritarian, posing a grave threat to…
By Diego Vital
The end of WW2 brought with it the end of all Japanese offensive military capabilities. For years, neighboring countries and the Japanese themselves were adamant on a military limited to defense and incapable of large-scale conflicts. Suggesting otherwise was…
Outraged by their legislature doing nothing in the wake of six people — three adults and three students — being murdered in yet another school shooting on Mar. 27, thousands of young Tennesseans marched inside the state capitol to peacefully protest. During…
By Spencer Merritt
Note: I throw the word fascism around a lot in this article, so if you want more context as to why I’m using it here, read this! - What even is fascism? And why you need to know.
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By Spencer Merritt
Note: The purpose of this article is to define fascism to give you context for this article where I argue why fascism is a threat to America right now! So if you find this interesting, read this next: Yes,…
Mexico’s next presidential and congressional elections will be happening in July 2024. But recent legislation is threatening that huge logistical undertaking for a country with over 90 million.
By David Cheng
Recently, the government of the People’s Republic of China released a 12-point position paper that outlines their “peace plan” for the Russia-Ukraine war. While there’s nothing in the text of the plan that is directly objectionable or outrageous, there’s…
By David Cheng
On Sunday, hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets in Mexico to express their anger at President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s proposed “reforms” to the National Electoral Institute (INE), which is the agency in charge of overseeing…