How Progressive Feelings Ruin Schools
How Progressive Feelings Ruin Schools By Douglas Marolla Common Ground J. Anthony Lukas’ book Common Ground is the gold standard of the Boston busing debacle in the 1970s. Lukas shows…
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How Progressive Feelings Ruin Schools By Douglas Marolla Common Ground J. Anthony Lukas’ book Common Ground is the gold standard of the Boston busing debacle in the 1970s. Lukas shows…
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Trump, Conservatives, and Project 2025
Trump, Conservatives, and Project 2025 By Jason Collins While the run-up to the November elections was full of your usual political rivalry madness, a 900-page policy agenda began gaining more…
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Kashmir: A Century of Shifting Allegiances
Kashmir: A Century of Shifting Allegiances By Kasturi Chakraborty Lines and Loyalties: Why the Kashmir Issue Defies Easy Solutions If nuclear war were ever to break out in the modern…
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The Devil and Mr. Combs
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Cold Waters Thawing India-China Relations
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Trump, China, and the Fight For Africa
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Geopolitical Winners and Losers of 2024
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Kash Patel: Trump’s Man Set to Shake Up the FBI
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Will President Trump and Mayor Adams Cooperate on Immigration?
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Could the Ukraine War go Nuclear?
Could the Ukraine War go Nuclear? By Nikola Mikovic As the world awaits US President-elect Donald Trump to end the war in Ukraine, fears of a potential nuclear conflict between…
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Inside Palestine’s Beleaguered Tent Cities
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Why Kamala Harris Failed to Connect With America
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After the Ballots: The Impact of Muslim American Voters in 2024
After the Ballots: The Impact of Muslim American Voters in 2024 By Muhammad Abbas Azhar The 2024 presidential election was a landmark event in American politics, particularly among Muslim and…
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A New Hope
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The Failure of the Democratic Party’s Black Faces
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NYC School Chancellor Resigns
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Can BRICS Reshape the Global Order?
Can BRICS Reshape the Global Order? By Nikola Mikovic In many developing nations, BRICS is often viewed as a counterbalance to the Western-dominated world order. That is why a growing…
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President Trump: The Sequel
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How Trump and Harris Plan to Win Black Voters
How Trump and Harris Plan to Win Black Voters By Jeff Charles Election Day is fast approaching, and polling shows former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris in…
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Kamala Harris, Exposed Under Pressure
Kamala Harris, Exposed Under Pressure By Faye Bishop CNN Town Hall On October 23, 2024, CNN hosted a Town Hall with Anderson Cooper in a forum room in Aston, Pennsylvania…
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How Trump Became a Movement
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The Battle for Men in American Politics
The Battle for Men in American Politics By J. Simpson Newsweek recently published an essay titled We Can Do Better Than Positive Masculinity. Written by author Ruth Whippman, who…
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The Fragile Alliance Between Russia and Iran
The Fragile Alliance Between Russia and Iran By Nikola Mikovic Turbulent Relations with Russia and Iran Persist Despite their close military ties, Russia and Iran are not formal allies. The…
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What is the Future of Labor in an AI World?
What is the Future of Labor in an AI World? By J. Simpson The Longshoreman’s Strike and an Uneasy Future for American Labor. The longshoreman’s strike may have lasted only…
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Inside the Nasrallah Assassination
Inside the Nasrallah Assassination By Muhammad Abbas Azhar How Israel Carried Out the Attack on Nasrallah and Its Impact on Hezbollah-Iran Relations The killing of Hassan Nasrallah, the nearly three-decade…
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Is the Eric Adams Indictment Politically Motivated?
Is the Eric Adams Indictment Politically Motivated? By Jeff Charles Mayor Adams Faces Federal Indictment New York City Mayor Eric Adams could be in a heap of trouble now that…
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Vance Smooth, Walz Shaky in VP Debate
Vance Smooth, Walz Shaky in VP Debate By Jason Collins Vice Presidential Debate Recap: J.D. Vance and Tim Walz Politely Spar Over Key Issues Last month, we saw Donald Trump…
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Grief and Torture Inside Israeli Prisons
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India’s Multi-Alignment in the Ukraine War
India’s Multi-Alignment Strategy in the Ukraine War By Umer Beigh Modi’s Visits to Ukraine and Russia Signal a Balancing Act Three weeks after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Kyiv…
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Empty Promises: Harris and Trump’s Neglect of the Middle Class
Empty Promises: Harris and Trump’s Neglect of the Middle Class By Todd Davis Neither Harris nor Trump Would Provide Help For Middle Class Americans Kamala Harris’s campaign ads bombard the…
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Why do Feminists Ignore Sexual Assaults in Palestine? By Muhammad Abbas Azhar Western Feminism is Disturbingly Silent about Israeli Sexual Violence Against Palestinians The topic of Israeli sexual violence against…
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China’s Green Energy Triumphs
China’s Green Energy Triumphs By Nikola Mikovic Beijing’s Aggressive Renewable Strategy While countries around the world actively develop strategies to accelerate energy transition, in China, in many aspects, a “green…
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Vice Presidential Spotlight
Vice Presidential Spotlight By Jason Collins From Hillbilly Elegy to the Senate: JD Vance’s Rise and How He Stacks Up Against Tim Walz It’s been more than a month since…
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Will Bill Gates Transform Ethiopian Agriculture?
Will Bill Gates Transform Ethiopian Agriculture? By Arnold Mutunga Bill Gates’ Vision for Ethiopia; Transformation of Agriculture or Is It a Form of Controversial Control? Bill Gates, the billionaire philanthropist…
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Trump vs. Harris: A Heated Exchange on America’s Future
Trump vs. Harris: A Heated Exchange on America’s Future By Jason Collins The debate we’ve all been waiting for with bated breath has finally come and gone, delivering all the…
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Egypt’s Calculated Stance on Gaza
Egypt’s Calculated Stance on Gaza By Arnold Mutunga As the world watches the Gaza-Israel conflict with growing alarm, Egypt finds itself in a complex and increasingly precarious position. The country,…
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What Does US Middle East Policy Look Like Under Harris or Trump?
What Does US Middle East Policy Look Like Under Harris or Trump? By Jeff Charles Can America Ever Get Out of the Middle East? As the 2024 presidential election inches…
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Why Does Mongolia Navigate Closer to Russia Amid Western Criticism?
Why Does Mongolia Navigate Closer to Russia Amid Western Criticism? By Nikola Mikovic Vladimir Putin’s Visit to Mongolia Despite pressure from the European Union and Ukraine, Mongolia did not arrest…
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Don’t Call Me African American
Don’t Call Me African American By Curtis Scoon The African Experience The historical “African” experience in the Americas has been a challenging one. Brought to these shores by force for…
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Belarus’ Balancing Act with China
Belarus’ Balancing Act with China By Nikola Mikovic Despite being in Russia’s geopolitical orbit, Belarus – the Kremlin’s sole ally in Europe – is looking to enhance its economic, political,…
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Africa’s Paradox of Plenty
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The Rise of Asia
The Rise of Asia By Muhammad Abbas Azhar A New Era in Global Influence There is little doubt that Asia has risen to prominence in our day. Already the world’s…
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After Weeks of Protests, Corruption Prevails in Kenya
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