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The End of Fake News?
In January 2018, French president Emmanuel Macron resolved to make fake news a thing of the past with an…
New Year, New Challenges in Canadian-American Relations
Along with every new year come clichéd notions of a fresh start, new beginnings, and better relationships in the…
The Facts and the Furious: A New Era of Journalism in…
“Fake news” - the term has graced news feeds and dominated headlines nearly every day for the past year, becoming a…
Sharp Edges of a Broken Glass Ceiling: Women in…
Both cultural barriers and structural gender discriminative policies are interwoven in a way that systemically…
UChicago Trauma Relief
The new year is bringing much needed medical relief to Chicago’s South Side. At the end of 2017, the University of…
It’s Time to End the State Sponsors of Terrorism…
Since 1979, the United States State Department has kept a list of what it calls “state sponsors of terrorism.”…
Too Big To Fail: What Next For US-Pakistani Relations?
2018 started on the worst possible note for US-Pakistani relations. Donald Trump’s inaugural tweet accused…
Looking Ahead: America’s Role in the UN
Since Donald Trump’s inauguration at the start of this year, America’s foreign policy has experienced a…
An Assault on the State Department
Donald Trump's State Department has been one of controversy and bipartisan criticism. Beginning with the surprise…
Let Them Eat Cake?: Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado…
On December 5th, the Supreme Court of the United States heard oral arguments for Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado…
Environmental Regression in 2017: What Needs to Change
Have we reached the point where we can do nothing to stop climate change? In November 2017, over 15 000 scientists…
Possession of a Holy City: Trump and the Status of…
A capital city is more than just where the country's government offices reside; it is also the symbolic…