Jules Achard

Conventional twenty-first century stereotypes on issues of national security hinge heavily on the image of a bearded Muslim man who sees no difference between man, woman, or child; innocent or involved. We no longer need to conjure up…
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Before Donald Trump ascended to his gilded chair in the oval office and attempted to remove all trace of opposition to himself or his opinions, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) website showed that 20,000 oil spills were reported …
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Seventeen years ago, the twenty-first century was given a rousing reception, seen as the harbinger of hopeful times in the West after the fall of the Soviet Union. Since then, unrelenting reference has been made to the implications of the…
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A number of months ago, during the heat of the primaries, I wrote an article examining the numerous ways in which the Democratic Party - generally viewed as the party of the left - had shifted more closely to the center of the political…
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As Asian nations grow in power and economic clout, regional disputes have increased, most publicly through conflicts in the South China Sea and Kashmir. India’s conflict with Pakistan along its North-Western border is arguably the most…
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Front and center in American politics recently has been the rightward shift of the Republican Party and a subsequent combustion of party solidarity, as many rank and file conservatives line up behind Donald Trump, despite an effort by the…
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