The Uvalde Shooting: Why We Need To Control Special Interest Groups
On May 4, 2022 at 11:33am, a gunman armed with a rifle from Daniel Defense (similar to Armalite’s AR-15), and a tactical vest without armor...
Universities
A Puerto Rican Referendum Would Bolster Representative Democracy
U.S. congressional lawmakers have begun the process of drafting legislation to allow Puerto Ricans to determine their territorial status,...
The War on Drugs: No, Not That One, The Taliban’s
On April 3rd, 2022 the Taliban government decreed the cultivation of opium poppy would no longer be allowed. Afghanistan has a long history with...
How The War on Ukraine Reveals Putin’s Playbook
The Ukrainian War has provided an insight into how Vladimir Putin has retained his power over the years and kept public support through silencing...
21 Century Spectacle: How Disinformation, Populism, and Social Media Are A 21 Century Fulfillment of the Concept of Spectacle
How much of the events that we encounter in our political sphere actually happen in the way we think they do? How much of what we know has to do...
A Continuous Push Forward for LGBTQ+ Rights in Mexico
The current state of Mexico in regard to LGBTQ+ rights is overall heading in a positive direction. On April 27th, 2022, Jalisco became the 27th...
Poland’s Abuses of Power at Its Border and the Decline of Democracy
Poland’s treatment of migrants at its border with Belarus are symptomatic of the country’s turn away from democracy that has taken place over the...
Thoughts and Prayers
Again we have witnessed children get gunned down within the supposed safety of their own schools. At this point, we’ve all become used to this...
Populism: A Drift Towards Authoritarianism in Hungary
In 2019, Hungary became the first country in the EU to lose its rating as a full-fledged democracy at the Freedom House. Ubiquitous corruption...