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2015: Redefining our Understanding of Free Speech
With the recent Charlie Hebdo attacks, freedom of speech has become a crucial talking point in the international…
New Turkish bill sets the stage to Police State?
It is rare to witness politicians, who are usually collected and eloquent, to fistfight one another over political…
Should They Stay or Should They Go: Greece and the…
With the recent election of Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and the radical left coalition, Syriza, speculation…
Video Games and National Economies: The Valve Solution
Last month, the Coalition of the Radical Left (also known as SYRIZA), a left-wing party, swept the Greek…
Old Lady France
As French comedian Jamel Debbouze portrays it, France is not a blatantly racist country, but rather a “scared…
Politics of Anti-Austerity in Greece and Europe
“The new minister of finance declared that the country will no longer negotiate with the troika of the European…
Will Merkel yield to Tsipras’s demands?
On January 25, 2015, Alexis Tsipras lead the left-wing Syriza party to a sweeping victory in Greece’s general…
Ne pleures pas, Charlie
- Papa, pourquoi la France a-t-elle subi un choc aujourd’hui ?
- Mon garçon, sais-tu ce qu’est un acte…
Don’t cry, Charlie
- Dad, why has France been shattered today?
- Son, do you know what terrorism is?
- No, not really.
-…
The Pope Francis Phenomenon
Argentinian Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Pope Francis, bore many firsts for the Vatican: he is the first elected pope…
Weekly Roundup: Past, Present, and Future
Qatar. Ebola. Unions. Global warming. Putin. Separatism. These words have graced front pages and the six o’clock…
Sanctioning Russia: Effective or Unnecessary?
Earlier this year, following Russia’s annexing of Crimea and the recent increase in tensions following the…