The Times They Are a-Changin’?
by Josef Lusser (Guest Writer)
One need not be a very dedicated observer of politics to feel that the world is currently undergoing a considerable...
Africa Means Business: Why the Chinese Debt-Trap Diplomacy is a Sham
China’s debt-trap diplomacy narrative has become conventional wisdom, notwithstanding its striking lack of merit. Mr. Trevor Noah, host of Comedy Central’s The Daily Show...
Why Protesting against Radioactive Waste Disposal Facilities is an Act of Self-sabotage
By: Anja Vujakovic (Creative Director)
With global climate warming being the greatest environmental and political challenge of the 21st century, the need for alternative sources...
Campus Inquisitions and Violence from the American Left
The chanting echoed around the Athenaeum at Claremont McKenna College – “We are here to shut down this fucking fascist!” – as nearly 250...
Is Cancel Culture the New Damnatio Memoriae?
Cancel Culture. Ethical censure. Although these are considered manifestations of our modern world, they date back as legal sanctions to Ancient Rome, where rulers...
A New EU-Africa Trade Pact: A Partnership of Equals?
by Michael Asiedu (Staff Writer)
In his most recent State of the Union speech, European Commission (EC) President Jean-Claude Juncker outlined the details of a...
Latin American Unity: Barriers and Catalysts for Integration
Throughout the history of Latin America, there have been several attempts, theoretical and practical, to develop a supranational institution that governs parts of the...
POST-BREXIT, POST-TRUMP
After the Brexit dust had settled, it looked as though Barack Obama’s prophetic warning that the UK "would be at the back of the...
Why should the democratic world support peaceful revolutions?
Ever since February 22, 2019, millions of Algerians have been relentlessly marching, calling for the fall of an authoritarian and corrupt junta, for the...
“Frameworkization” and the Destruction of Academic English
Frameworkization, namely the rise of unreadable academic writing in the social sciences, has contaminated academic language. This occurs through a complex process of mutual...
