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A Letter to the President
Feb 10

Feb 10 A Letter to the President

Hannah Luzadder
Activism
Why We Need Science Diplomacy in the Age of Trumpism
Feb 8

Feb 8 Why We Need Science Diplomacy in the Age of Trumpism

Stephanie Reeves
Policy

Scientific progress and open immigration go hand in hand.

La Revolución Cubana: The Green One, That Is
Feb 6

Feb 6 La Revolución Cubana: The Green One, That Is

Jessica Meyerzon
Environment

Facing climate change, Cuba is poised to become a regional leader in renewable energy.

The UN's Recent Anti-Settlement Resolution Doesn’t Matter
Feb 3

Feb 3 The UN's Recent Anti-Settlement Resolution Doesn’t Matter

Ellen Schwartz
Politics

Bringing neither Israel nor Palestine closer to the negotiating table, the resolution is ultimately a symbolic act that has ruffled feathers and not much else.

Freedom Fighters or Terrorists: The Rebel Alliance
Jan 30

Jan 30 Freedom Fighters or Terrorists: The Rebel Alliance

Drake MacFarlane
Politics

In Rogue One, one is confronted with the troubling reality that the Rebels are the bad guys.

Trade Trumps All
Jan 27

Jan 27 Trade Trumps All

Drake MacFarlane
Economics

For a segment of America, globalism and globalization have spelled doom for their lives.

Hey, Rural America: A Brief Word About Why All the Liberals are Freaking Out?
Jan 26

Jan 26 Hey, Rural America: A Brief Word About Why All the Liberals are Freaking Out?

Alex Kraemer
Politics
The Cash Slash: A Silver Lining in India’s Demonetization
Jan 23

Jan 23 The Cash Slash: A Silver Lining in India’s Demonetization

Yash Desai
Economics
2017 Year of Action: The Dangers of Democratic Rollback and our Responses
Jan 18

Jan 18 2017 Year of Action: The Dangers of Democratic Rollback and our Responses

Matthew Wong
Society
Hydroelectric Stations and Hobbies: Conversations with my Russian Host Father
Jan 14

Jan 14 Hydroelectric Stations and Hobbies: Conversations with my Russian Host Father

Kenzy Seifert
Experience
Have Georgian Exports Diversified? Another Look at the Russian Agricultural Embargo
Dec 22

Dec 22 Have Georgian Exports Diversified? Another Look at the Russian Agricultural Embargo

James Janison
Political Economy

Georgia is having a hard time escaping Russia's sphere of influence.

Yes, We Canyon: President Obama Must Protect the Grand Canyon before Trump Takes Office
Dec 16

Dec 16 Yes, We Canyon: President Obama Must Protect the Grand Canyon before Trump Takes Office

Jake McNichol
Environment
Arbitror Answers: What Does a Trump Presidency Mean?
Dec 12

Dec 12 Arbitror Answers: What Does a Trump Presidency Mean?

Alex Kraemer
Politics

In sum: who knows.

Our Post-Fact World: There Isn’t a Scarier World
Dec 12

Dec 12 Our Post-Fact World: There Isn’t a Scarier World

Sophia Freuden
Society

Facts are becoming an endangered species.

Why Hillary is Our Pro-Democracy Candidate
Nov 7

Nov 7 Why Hillary is Our Pro-Democracy Candidate

Caroline Gray
Politics
Technocrats Rising
Nov 1

Nov 1 Technocrats Rising

Jordan Paul
Politics
The Future of Brexit: How to Minimize Its Damage
Oct 30

Oct 30 The Future of Brexit: How to Minimize Its Damage

Benjamin Beecroft
Policy
Organizations vs. Institutions: The Perils and Strife of the Anti-globalization Movement
Oct 5

Oct 5 Organizations vs. Institutions: The Perils and Strife of the Anti-globalization Movement

Hannah Luzadder
Activism
The Future of the Death Penalty
Oct 5

Oct 5 The Future of the Death Penalty

Jordan Paul
Policy
Drinking to Drown Out the Debate
Oct 4

Oct 4 Drinking to Drown Out the Debate

Hannah Luzadder
Politics
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