Cold War, Hot Takes: Movie Edition
Hollywood has long been obsessed with Russians and Soviets playing baddies, and recent films show that the end of the Cold War clearly did not mean the end of Russian villainy.
The Problem With Statistical Significance
The most pressing issue in producing p-values revolves around the fact that it is currently a divisive and dichotomous measure.
Better Not, Beto
Beto has a greater resemblance to a jellyfish, floating wherever the current takes him, than to an intentional candidate with intentional ideas.
First, Do No Harm: Catholic Hospitals and the Fight for Reproductive Healthcare
In one study, researchers found that almost 40% of women had no idea that their primary hospital was Catholic.
The Brexit Fallacy
Leaving the EU to negotiate with the US on a bilateral basis is disastrous for Britain, because America holds all the cards.
Kristallnacht Calls
The significance of Kristallnacht—a turning point in global history—paints a fearsome picture for its 2018 doppelganger.
Pence’s Pounce: The Fiery China Speech, Fact-Checked
The Vice President did his homework on China… for the most part.
Developments Towards Peace on the Horn of Africa
A thaw after a 20 year freeze in relations is rapidly occurring in Eastern Africa, but nothing is for certain.
Will India As We Know It Survive?
Under Narendra Modi, India is gradually transforming into a Hindu nation while losing core Indian values of syncretism, plurality, and tolerance.
Neither Grand, Nor Old, But Something New and Nasty
If any lesson should be drawn from contemporary U.S. politics, it is that fear is the staple of the Republican Party.
Cutting Off My Nose to Spite His Face: Kanye West, Donald Trump, and the New Morality of Our Digital Democracy
The common consumer has more power in this new media economy than we ever have in the past.
The GOP's Sacrifice
But actually, what is even happening right now?
The Curious Timing of the U.S. Withdrawal from U.N. Human Rights Council
Despite the seeming recklessness of the move to withdraw from the HRC, the move is inherently strategic and points to extensive forethought within the Administration.
The Singapore Summit: Little More than Theatrics
North’s de-escalation is a strategic, carefully calculated step that began with Kim Jong Un’s New Year’s speech and culminated with the Singapore summit.
When Will the U.S. Invest In Its Scientists?
Although the U.S. remains a global leader in scientific research, the disparity between the U.S. and the E.U. illuminate diverging priorities between them.
The State of Police Unions
Police union contracts have become a crucial way for police departments to wield power and exert control over their jurisdictions—and lives are lost as a result.
Delving Deeper into Libyan Slave Markets
With an entrenched history in alternative forms of cultural and economic exchange, smuggling markets arose in Libya as an answer to address the needs of its people.
Restoring the Ethics in Government Act
Everyone is talking about the Special Counsel… but what about the Independent Counsel? Such an office is a better option for the United States’ 2018 needs.
Ethno-Politics in Putin’s “United Russia”
Moscow increasingly wants a greater share of tax and hydrocarbon revenues, meanwhile giving fewer state resources to the regions and oppressing minority culture and language where it can.