by Ines Saltiel | Oct 9, 2024 | Brown University
It is in the comforting sound of your mother tongue, the aroma of a home-cooked traditional meal, shared celebrations, and the beauty of our architecture that we find an immediate sense of belonging. Our national identity is a breathing source of pride and a communal...
by Lisle Jamieson | Nov 6, 2022 | Skidmore College
As the world’s most established democracies flare warning signs of deterioration, perhaps it’s time for a look at liberal democracy’s most fervent critics to inspire renovation of our ideals. On September 25th, nearly four million Cubans voted to approve revolutionary...
by Jacob Rosenberg | Dec 9, 2020 | Williams College
Above the streets of Rwanda’s capital Kigali, police drones blare reminders to socially distance and wear masks. At intersections, citizens are randomly tested and placed into a government-run contact tracing program. Stadiums which once hosted soccer games have been...
by Shravan Balaji | Feb 25, 2018 | University of Pennsylvania
Introduction: On January 22nd, 2018, the Pennsylvania State Supreme Court ruled that the state’s U.S. Congressional Districting Map was unconstitutional. Drawn up in the aftermath of the 2010 midterm elections, which led to massive Republican majorities in both...
by Aaron Gillespie | Feb 14, 2018 | Columbia University
The war of words between Fidesz Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Hungarian-American billionaire investor and philanthropist George Soros continues to take on certain attributes of literal war as Orbán and his party’s most recent round of anti-immigrant...
