by Lukas McMahon | Oct 12, 2017 | Boston University
A free, liberal democracy should not spy on its citizens. But the United States does, and it may continue to indefinitely, which puts its citizens at risk of persecution — especially with the rise of American populism. A bi-partisan coalition of 12 representatives...
by Chance Rogala | Oct 10, 2017 | Boston University
In the aftermath of the devastation brought on by Hurricane Maria, President Donald Trump has made it clear that immediate, widespread aid efforts by the federal government were not his top priority. The Category 4 Hurricane (which, at 155 mph, falls just shy of the...
by Aidan Calvelli | Oct 9, 2017 | Brown University
The rise and election of Donald Trump left many Democrats reeling, searching for a way to understand the current political moment. To Robert Reich, former Secretary of Labor in the Clinton administration, the reason for the success of Donald Trump (and Bernie Sanders)...
by Matthew Jarrell | Oct 3, 2017 | Brown University
The goal of any scientific inquiry is ostensibly to find or at least approximate some sort of truth. When we examine a phenomenon in the world, we strive to make statements or posit theories about it based on the observations we have made and the relevant facts and...
by Amalia Perez | Sep 26, 2017 | Brown University
More than half a century after being written, Hannah Arendt’s hypotheses explaining the roots and contours of totalitarianism remain, unequivocally, a preeminent theoretical framework. The Origins of Totalitarianism has shaped schools of thought and popular...
