Only a few decades ago, Democrats had an unshakeable hold on the American South. Can a new wave of progressive candidates win back Dixie for Democrats?
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Publicly funded research kept behind the paywalls of for-profit scholarly publishers is a detriment to both science and society.
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Developed countries are fighting over fishing rights to absorb fish supplies, but developing countries are nonetheless hit the hardest in the global conflict over shortages.
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Cultural humanitarianism to North Korea aims to smuggle illicit information into the country to combat a smothering propaganda machine. But there are more dangers than benefits – and more serious consequences for the people these efforts aim to help.
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Global economic history shouldn't be understood as a hockey stick but rather a divergence.
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Asian Americans are often touted as the “model minority,” but don’t be fooled: the model minority myth has and always will be an agent of white supremacy.
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The Trump administration has expressed clear hatred for “illegal immigrants,” claiming that they are rapists and criminals. What is it like to be undocumented in the United States from the perspective of an American citizen, and how can our country respond better to immigration?
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Americans face systemic obstacles to voting. Legislators ought to act as soon as possible to remove them.
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Holding people accountable online for their actions is on the rise, but at what cost? Call-out culture is more nuanced than Twitter might make you believe it is.
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Today, Shanghai is one of China’s most prosperous commercial centers. But can it survive the threat of pollution?
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Don’t turn Dr. Christine Blasey Ford into the political “pawn” she specifically claimed she is not. Instead, listen to her, and begin listening to all women.
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The bizarre world of leftist twitter provides a glimpse into the state of modern American progressivism.
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Regardless of intention, the effects of gun control in the United States are often hampered by worrying shortcomings.
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A wise man once said that there are three types of falsehoods: lies, damned lies, and statistics. Nowhere is this more true than in the political sphere.
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Americans throw away billions of dollars worth of good food every year. What can be done to solve this pressing public policy matter?
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In 2009, the Obama administration attempted to pass an ambitious plan to expand health insurance coverage to the then-uninsured. But entrenched opposition -- and not just from Republicans -- threatened to derail the plan at almost every step.
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How can we efficiently improve our state’s scientific literacy? One often-neglected subject stands out for its potential.
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Much like people, every nation has its own closet of skeletons––whether they take the form of past social injustice, corruption, strife and persecution, or civil war. The question is: should nations forgive, forget, and move past their historical atrocities, or always remember?
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As China enters the Xi era, the definition of “Modernization” remains a key question for the future.
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