In 2021, a coup staged by Myanmar’s powerful military rocked the nation. After about a decade of flirtation with civilian rule, the coup ousted the democratically elected government and installed military leaders at the helm of the country. The junta subsequently declared martial law and jailed political opponents. What followed has become a bloody civil […]
Petro’s Overreach Fails Colombia’s Health
Since the start of Gustavo Petro’s 2022 presidential campaign, he has asserted that government intervention is the only effective solution to the corruption he blames on privatized enterprises. As Colombia’s first left-wing president in recent history, Petro’s campaign has relentlessly campaigned with an emphasis on his resolve to tackle deepening economic inequalities exacerbated by the […]
Renewing the Future of the Democratic Party
In this new wave of The Presidential Election, candidates, slogans, diction, and voter excitement are facing major shifts. Will this renewal of the Democratic Party be enough? “We Are Not Going Back”, Vice President Harris’ slogan shares the idea of marking a new future, strikingly different from President Biden’s “Let’s Finish the Job” mantra, an […]
Russia Has Already Lost the War
Putin’s invasion has irreparably harmed Russia’s interests in ways that cannot be compensated for with any amount of territorial gains — even taking the entirety of Ukraine would not change the failure of this war. Beyond Russia’s immense sacrifice of lives and equipment, Putin’s gamble has brought economic and strategic failures that are impacting his […]
The Media and Our Perception of Presidential Candidates
U.S. elections in the 1700s didn’t have videos, audio recordings, or photographs. Instead, voters received information regarding political candidates by reading and speaking. Over time, innovations in media allowed the public to see who they were voting for in new ways. Candidates responded by making conscious efforts to manage this perception. Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s candidacy […]
The Future of Conservatism
The upcoming election has undeniably existential stakes—for the Republican Party. If Trump prevails, the right can replace macro-level introspection with micro-level infighting over what to do with the reins of government. If Harris wins, however, Republicans will be forced to come to terms with the fact that they no longer have a coherent political ideology […]
The Battle Over God
On January 22, 2024, Prime Minister Modi, leader of India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), consecrated a Hindu shrine in Ayodhya: a quaint town in the Northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is considered the birthplace of Ram, the avatar of Lord Vishnu in the Ramayana, one of the two important epics of Hinduism. […]
Hamas is not Israel’s most dangerous threat
We’re approaching the one-year mark of Israel’s full-scale war against Hamas. The prolonged violence in the Gaza Strip has reached countless headlines as the IDF’s campaign to eradicate the embedded terrorists drags on. Far less attention has gone to the threat on Israel’s Northern border — Hezbollah, likely the most formidable terrorist organization on the […]
What’s Next for Gaza?
On October 17, 2024, the Israeli Defense Forces killed Yahya Sinwar, the final remaining senior leader of Hamas who had not fled abroad. Sinwar survived just over a year following Israel’s pledge to destroy Hamas after the October 7 terrorist attacks, and his death is a milestone that underscores two questions: when is a permanent […]
Do I Date Like My Great-Great-Grandma?
In a world where partnership is just a tap away, are we truly revolutionizing how we search for love, or are we merely adapting the same evolutionary game to new rules? Competition is widely regarded as the drive to emerge victorious in the face of scarcity — whether the scarce resource is a coveted promotion […]