“To really blame anyone for this, we have to face who was affected the most, why they were targeted by mortgage brokers, and what it says about our nation’s progress that black men are still feeling the burden of an event from which every other demographic has recovered.”
Read MoreLast week, a Saudi-American journalist and the Chinese head of Interpol went missing, and many suspect at the hands of their respective governments. This week’s foreign policy recap discusses the disappearances, the upcoming Brazil elections, and more.
Read More“Luckily for Menendez, President Donald Trump’s unpopularity, combined with the possibility of a Democratic wave year, might be just enough to insulate him from his well-funded challenger. Otherwise, both the Democrats and the Republicans may be looking at upsets in two of their biggest strongholds.”
Read More“It’s possible we will never fully know what did or didn’t happen that night in 1982. And regardless of the outcome, the country is already broken.”
Read More“Though the legislative body has a less than 20 percent approval rating with its constituents, it has consistently excelled at one thing: making it exceedingly difficult for North Carolina’s minority, student, and elderly populations to vote.”
Read More“President Obama’s…presence may energize Republicans that voted for Trump as a pushback to Obama-era policies. Just as likely is that the former president’s involvement may alert Democrats to the importance of the upcoming elections and encourage them to vote.”
Read More“Thousands of sexual assault survivors took to one of Twitter’s trending topics in response to President Trump’s question: Why didn’t you say something sooner?”
Read More“It has been estimated that the worker attrition for clearance-level jobs is up to 10,000, while thousands of current employees fear the lack of reciprocity from one agency to another.”
Read More“If policymakers wish to increase renewable energy use in North Carolina while also holding Duke accountable for environmental negligence, they should consider municipal-owned utilities as a viable policy avenue.”
Read MoreLast week across the world, a tsunami in Indonesia killed an estimated 1,000+ residents, Macedonia continues to battle Greece and Russia in its quest to join the European Union, and another particularly fiery round of Gaza protests results in the deaths of six Palestinian demonstrators.
Read More“Despite the detractors, though, a trade war pursued in the right fashion has the potential to fulfill American economic interests and ensure an even playing field for US companies within international markets.”
Read More“Both men believe they are what is right for Texas, but their definition of what is right couldn’t be more different.”
Read More“When we look at the data and talk to those minority students, we hear a different story. The current system at UNC is not only frustrating for minority students, but also downright inequitable. This discrepancy between what we see and what is cannot continue.”
Read More“In no uncertain terms, Bolton single-handedly and antagonistically reversed the Obama administration’s ICC policy, which aimed to generally comply with the functions of the Court.”
Read More“For many, psychedelics are the next frontier beyond legal marijuana and a new opportunity for states to cash in on what is currently an underground market.”
Read More“The news cycle, which for the past few months has centered around the Supreme Court confirmation hearings and the sexual assault allegations against Brett Kavanaugh, has been dramatic and disquieting. It has also been eerily familiar. Congress was tested in a nearly identical way almost thirty years ago. It failed miserably.”
Read More“Boys will be boys, however, and White House officials remain confident about Kavanaugh’s confirmation. So do I.”
Read More“If there are certain policy arenas – such as Confederate monuments, LGBTQ rights, and even zoning – where different communities clearly feel differently, we must let those communities decide on those issues.”
Read More“There are not two winners here. I know not many incidents where there are two winners in Washington.”
Read MoreA Ugandan MP returns home to face charges of treason, Cuba continues to deny involvement in mystery illnesses of American Embassy employees, the EU denies the Brexit Chequers Plan, and the Maldives hold elections that could decide the fate of a burgeoning democracy.
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