“Unfortunately, we’re currently seeing the effects of generations of students being indoctrinated with incomprehensive curricula. By failing to implement effective curriculum at any age and instead alienating groups of students based on their identities, it is clear for whom sex education is tailored, and who is impacted by the gaps in learning.”
Read More“Millions of people in Kosovo, Serbia, Iraq, Armenia, and elsewhere remain divided by broken and contested borders. History, identity, and theories of rights converge to present pressing questions about the concept of belonging, and most agree they ought to be answered with the best interests of those involved in mind.”
Read More“This country requires such an institutionalized and legitimate judiciary body at the highest level to interpret our Constitution; nothing would get done in its absence. Still, things don’t have to be the way they are simply because that’s the way they’ve been.”
Read More“Indonesia’s war on terror is escalating, and the government is desperate to show its citizens that no nine year old girl will have to strap a bomb to her back in the future. The bombings in Surabaya have the nation gearing up once again to thwart the immense fear and panic necessary for terrorist groups to flourish.”
Read More“No matter this discourse, Democrats have good reason to feel confident about how the party will perform in November…but they’re forgetting an important part of the ballot that doesn’t involve elected officials at all.”
“Over the last year, the Trump administration has been engaged in trade negotiations with Canada and Mexico with the goal of agreeing on a replacement, and they finally reached a deal at the end of last month. If passed, the new trilateral trade deal, called the United States-Mexico-Canada-Agreement (USMCA), could have critical implications for the dairy, automobile, and pharmaceutical industries.”
Read More“In a recent article, two staff writers cautioned readers about Brett Kavanaugh’s stances on school choice. While much of this article is factually accurate, it fails to fully address the respective policy-making roles of the Supreme Court and State Governments.”
Read More“It is not controversial to say that U.S.-Russian relations are at their lowest point since the 1980s. President Trump’s bizarre affinity for President Putin aside, the U.S. security establishment is squarely at odds with Moscow, while the Kremlin largely opposes American interests.”
Read More“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.”
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