by Jillian Seigel | Mar 30, 2018 | Skidmore College
On March 24th, thousands of people across the country and around the world took to the streets and protested American gun laws. With the United States being one of the most powerful countries in the world but also one of the leading countries with the most instances...
by Ruchi Kirtikar | Mar 28, 2018 | Columbia University
Nietzsche has likened corruption to the annual arrival of autumn. In some countries, this changing season may be manufactured by a coup, the potential beginning of democratic backsliding. In others, it could be a hasty effort by the government to sweep up this...
by Andre Thomas | Mar 27, 2018 | American University
Term limits and mainly their removal has been widely sought after in African politics. From 1990-2009, twenty-four presidents of varying countries attempted a constitutional amendment and twelve countries successfully removed term limits; while three countries...
by Andre Thomas | Mar 27, 2018 | American University
Nigeria, when one eyeballs the data, should be an African Powerhouse and maybe even poster example for the possibilities of the eradication of poverty, health issues, literacy rates and a weak corrupt, government. Through the eyes of Boko Haram, the Western Oil...
by Victoria Hill | Mar 27, 2018 | American University
March 25th marked the 100th anniversary of Belarusian People’s Republic. It was a short-lived political entity, only in existence from 1918 to 1919, though a government-in-exile still remains. For opponents of Belarus’s president, Alexander Lukashenko, this...
