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Half-Baked Policymaking Is Undercooking India’s Future
Indians are addicted to image and how they are perceived by outsiders. This obsession is also true when it…
The Disastrous Effects of Donald Trump’s Tariffs
When the United States rose to international prominence in the 20th century, its championing of global markets …
Corporate Social Responsibility: Capitalist Corruption…
According to the UK Business Consortium, 78% of consumers said they were more likely to purchase from a company…
States Shouldn’t Be in Control of Everything: Why John…
Introduction
Secretary of Defence John Bolton has long had a bad impression of international law. He has that…
¡Viva la Conservación! Learning from Cuba’s…
Land, Air, Sea: Rethinking Cuba (maybe: Land, Sea, Sky?)
Cuba is a nation known for embodying paradox: it has a…
The Narco-State: Does It Exist?
Over the years, we’ve seen a striking global trend: drug problems growing from an obscure addiction issue in a few…
Big Soda and Soda Taxation: A Brief History
If anecdotal evidence means anything in the discussion of soda taxation, then one needn't look any further than the…
Can the Nordic Model survive?
The Nordic Model refers to a unique type of socio-economic system proper to the Nordic countries: Denmark, Finland,…
Can a Cryptocurrency Save Venezuela’s Economy?
In January 2018, Venezuela’s government, led by Nicolàs Maduro, launched a new official currency, the Petro. The…
Who’s Afraid of the Big, Bad Multi-National…
The narrative of the big, bad multi-national corporation (MNC) swooping into developing countries to off-shore low…
Is It a Good Idea to Criminalize Music Piracy?
In the beginning of La Divina Commedia, Dante is escaping from fierce beasts in a sinister forest. Forlorn of all…
Deconstructing the Global City
In September of 2017, online retailer Amazon announced that it would be expanding its operations by opening a…