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HB 40: Saving Abortion Access in Illinois
Last week, Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner signed House Bill 40 into law. HB 40 expands public funding for abortions…
Cross-Border Blues: Asylum Seekers Leaving the U.S. for…
Since the presidential inauguration of Donald Trump, the world has been captivated by the whirlwind of…
The Chicagoan: Countering the Media Narrative
Chicago is often thrown around by politicians as an example of one of the greatest failures of the United States,…
Harvey, Irma, and the Implications of High-Risk Gambling
It’s September 10th in Florida. Evacuations have taken place, reporters are feverishly on their feet, Irma is about…
“Cosmopolitan”: A Dog Whistle of the…
The Trump Administration recently endorsed a plan to cut legal immigration by half and prioritize well-educated…
A Falling House of Cards: How Trump Could Cost the GOP…
Just recently, GOP efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) collapsed in the U.S. Senate chamber, a major…
A Bit of Blue Dog, a Bit of Bernie
Democrats were dealt a fresh round of disappointment earlier this June in Georgia. After raising nearly $24 million…
The Diversion Program: An Intern in Judge Capeci’s…
The following article is in part based on the author's own internship experience as well as an interview-style…
Can the Liberal Order Survive Trump?
The liberal order as we know it is crumbling. It has been for some years, even decades, but prior to Donald Trump’s…
Big Pharma: Ignoring Needs, Following Profits
The United States is home to the largest pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries in the world and has some…
The Health Care Albatross: What the AHCA House Vote…
The American Health Care Act, the effective repeal of the Affordable Care Act (less affectionately, Obamacare), …
Alternative Methods to Counter Alternative Facts: How…
Big data is non-political. It does not sit on the right or left of any spectrum, discuss racism, anti-semitism or…