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#WhyIDidntReport: Hashtags as Action and Inaction
#WhyIDidntReport perfectly highlights this frustrating inaction plaguing hashtag movements: a hashtag exposing the…
Are Rosenstein and Mueller (Again) Under Siege?
On September 21, The New York Times reported that Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein had suggested secretly…
Burn It All Down
Today, the United States Senate voted by a razor-thin margin to confirm credibly accused sexual assaulter Brett…
A New Way to Think About US National Security
As the world becomes increasingly globalized and military technology becomes more sophisticated, the likelihood of…
Brett Kavanaugh in the Time of Me Too
As the swing vote on the Supreme Court, Justice Anthony Kennedy could not be pinned ideologically one way or the…
The Rise of the U.S. Moderate
When U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy abruptly announced his retirement on June 27th, all of Washington…
Red Island-The Republicans of Brooklyn, New York
In recent history, partisan voting patterns in the United States have become remarkably stratified by community…
The Democratic Bellwether-in Kansas?
Each of the 435 US House districts contested in November has its own geographic, cultural, and political quirks. 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 …
The Problems with Teaching U.S. Culture: My Experiences…
Globalization is often understood in economic and political terms, where success is a measure of international…
The Nearsightedness Of The Gun Debate’s Slippery Slope
Nearly two decades after the watershed event that was the Columbine High School massacre, school shootings…
America’s Black Mothers and Babies Are in Danger
In her recent article for New York Times Magazine, writer Linda Villarosa details many disturbing revelations about…