In most presidential elections, predicting the winner of the heavily-Mormon state of Utah is a non-exercise. Democrats have won the state exactly once since 1952, in Lyndon Johnson’s 1964 landslide […]
Law and Politics
Over the past three decades, more than 205,000 women have left Ireland to procure abortion services. This mass exodus could finally change following the announcement of a referendum to repeal […]
The Predicament of the Pro-Choice Movement in Ireland
As nations emerge from beneath the fold of colonial empires, they are faced with the task of differentiating themselves from their former sovereigns, yet while colonial nations had the luxury […]
Oppositional Identities: The Pitfalls of Postcolonial Identity Creation in Mongolia
“After the election, I thought I was lower than everyone in society, that I had no voice or role or place here — an alien, like people say . […]
The Relationship Between the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program and Immigrant’s Mental Health
Mary Seacole was in London in 1854 when she heard about a shortage of nurses on the frontlines of the Crimean War. The Jamaican nurse offered her services but was […]
The Role of Jamaican Nurses in Health Care Sectors
What is the future for the Trump administration's infrastructure plan?
Infrastructure is Donald Trump’s Most Popular Policy, But The President Can’t Strike a Deal
“What people believe prevails over the truth” – Sophocles, The Sons of Aleus Among the societal preoccupations and political wedge issues that have pervaded American culture, none is perhaps […]
A Post-Truth Era: America’s Agora
For years, many of the most disputed debates within the international world have included water. Many people have even questioned whether the next world war will be […]
The Role of the Law of the Sea in the East and South China Sea Arbitration
To us Americans, it may seem a fantastic idea to govern a country explicitly based on ethnic distinctions, but the case of Bosnia and Herzegovina may show us precisely why that might be a good idea.
An Exotic, Yet Surprisingly Appropriate Government: A Look at Consociationalism in Bosnia and Herzegovina
“A few months ago, leaks were getting him elected -- now they are destroying [his presidency]” - John Pike, director of Globalsecurity.org.