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Bears, Rideshares, and Graduation Nightmares: A Guide to…
Lots of terms are being thrown around — recession, bear market, stagnation — and some have technical definitions…
Mask Hysteria: Hygiene Theater and COVID Safety…
Host Andrew Xu sits down with science writer and editor Yasmin Tayag, to discuss hygiene theater and the…
The Global Supply Chain’s Chokehold on the American Diet
As cultural tides shift and consumers take an increased interest in their food beyond the “checkout scanner,” so…
The Impact of Supreme Court Justices: Judge Ketanji…
Making good on his 2020 presidential campaign promise to nominate a Black woman to the Supreme Court of the United…
MIR Meets: Henry Olsen
Host Andrew Xu sits down with Henry Olsen, a columnist for The Washington Post and a senior fellow at the Ethics…
Step Up or Stay Quiet: The International Battle of…
The overturn of Roe v. Wade is not only a struggle for the future of America’s abortion access, but also a battle…
MIR Meets: Moshe Lander
Host Andrew Xu sits down with Moshe Lander, an economics professor at McGill University. They discuss Lander's…
Democrats, Revisited: The Rust Belt, the Working Class,…
Why has the predominantly rural, mid-Atlantic state of Pennsylvania recently captured the attention of the…
War and the World Wide Web: The Rise of The Splinternet
The ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine has shown that, with worldwide coordination, a country can effectively…
MIR Meets: Greg Sargent
Host Andrew Xu sits down with Greg Sargent, a columnist for The Washington Post. They discuss the state of the U.S.…
From British Myth to Canadian White Saviorism
The term ‘Black Loyalists,’ is a calculated label that falsely implies a positive association with the interests of…
Inflation and its Politicization: Concerning Trends on…
The politicization of inflation goes beyond debating who is best suited to lead up the Federal Reserve or the…