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Fiscal Responsibility is Common Cents
It used to be that both parties cared about spending money responsibly in Washington. In 1960, President Dwight D.…
Sex-Toy Towns and China’s Development Gap
When tourists traverse the streets of the quiet riverside town of Yucheng, China (about an hour away from Shanghai)…
Can Renewable Energy Reconstruct Middle Eastern…
The increasing availability of clean energy sources and their recent cost competitiveness with fossil fuels in the…
Re-thinking Canadian and US Immigration Policy
Among the top 10 immigrant-friendly nations include Canada and the United States, unsurprisingly, as both of these…
Trans Erasure: The Obsession with Binaries
As Pakistani society progresses and evolves, the perception and treatment of the transgender community remains…
The Imperial Imam: Islam, Empire, and the Diplomacy of…
The foreign policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran has been shaped by its revolutionary, Shia Islamist and imperial…
The Jasmine Revolution: Seven Years Later
Seven years after Tunisians fought to depose longtime dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, a revolution that…
5 Years After the Airpocalypse: Reviewing Chinese…
The beginning of 2013 marked the apex of China’s environmental problem. The government began publishing official…
Does Iranian Activism Stand a Chance?
In recent years, Iran has been no stranger to political strife and friction. With the success of Ayatollah…
First in Flight, Last in Freedom: The Worrying State of…
In July 2015, the North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles started offering an alternative to the “First…
The Never-Ending Fight to Save Chicago Schools
The City of Chicago, led by Rahm Emmanuel, shut down 50 Chicago Public Schools (CPS) in 2013. In the five years…
McMUN 2018: Kenya’s 2017 Elections Mirror 2007…
On August 8th 2017, Kenyan voters went to cast their votes for either Raila Odinga of the ODM or Uhuru Kenyatta of…