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Russia has blockaded two Ukrainian seaports in the Sea of Azov, an important body of water in Eastern Europe connected to the Black Sea. This…
On Friday night, former President George H. W. Bush passed away at the age of 94. At the time of his death, H.W. Bush was…
Internet memes have become a force, politically and culturally. They are not only a device and a medium for political discourse, but they also impact the offline world in a variety of ways.
For this year’s G20 summit, Argentinian President Mauricio Macri hosted the other nineteen members of the Group Twenty in Buenos Aires. Starting November 30, its…
The practice of gerrymandering — defined as "to divide or arrange (a territorial unit) into election districts to give one political party an electoral majority…
U.S. prisons aren’t like other prisons — and by no means is that a compliment or a reference to “American Exceptionalism.” U.S. prisons draw to…
With over a week having passed since the 2018 midterm elections, the vast majority of results have been determined, with the Democrats amassing a “blue…
The relationship between President Donald Trump of the United States and President Emmanuel Macron of France seemed to be remarkably strong at the start of…
An article published in The Economist on November 15th, 2018, discusses the implications of a disturbing new survey, conducted in 2016: “more than half of…
Since 2011, a coalition of Republicans and breakaway conservative Democrats in the New York State Senate has stymied much of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s (pictured in cover photo) left-leaning legislative agenda. Now, Gov. Cuomo has near-complete control over the legislative agenda, since the Democrats, having seized the State Senate in last Tuesday’s midterm elections, now run the entire state government.