One Month After Uvalde Shooting, Misinformation Stifles Investigation
In the month since the shooting that left 21 dead in Uvalde, Texas – consistent and reliable information relating to the event has been anything but straightforward. The initial police report came under scrutiny only days after the shooting. First reports of the event were quickly confused by shifting timelines, lack of police response, and […]
Weekend Reviews: Evidence Mounts That Trump May Face Criminal Charges
As the January 6th Committee concludes the first three hearings of its investigations into the 2021 Capitol attack, key figures have articulated that there is a growing wealth of evidence that would provide sufficient impetus to charge former US President Donald Trump with serious criminal convictions. Some ex-justice department lawyers have stated that events at […]
Weekend Reviews: Senate Negotiators Reach A Deal on Gun Control
The United States Senate announced that their bargainers have successfully created a modest bipartisan response to the recent wave of gun violence that has afflicted the country in the last month. The somewhat limited deal offers modest curbs towards limiting gun ownership and allocation of resources towards improving school safety measures and mental health programs. […]
Russia-Ukraine War Impact on Geoeconomics
The Russia-Ukraine war will have longstanding impacts on geopolitics and geoeconomics, from the European Union and the Americas to India and China. The ripple effects of the Russia-Ukraine War extend far and wide, but they are perhaps nowhere more monumental than the potential for future conflict between great powers, China and the US, in the […]
Spread of Monkeypox Increases Around Globe
An outbreak of monkeypox around the world has countries on high alert to contain its spread. The virus has been diagnosed in at least 22 countries outside of Africa. Most are in Europe, but it has also been identified in patients in Canada, Israel, Pakistan, and Australia. In the U.S., as of May 27, the […]
213th Mass Shootings This Year Deadliest So Far
As mass shootings become increasingly common, and increasingly deadly, solutions are stalled in the Senate
Sweden and Finland Eye NATO Options
On Wednesday both Sweden and Finland broke a long history of military and political neutrality by applying for admittance to NATO. The Swedish prime Minister Magdalena Andersson and Finnish President Sauli Niinisto visited the White House yesterday to mark the historic occasion. “Finland and Sweden make NATO stronger,” President Joe Biden said at the Rose […]
Fueled by Hatred, Mass Shootings Spread Across The US
Over a weekend that feels too common in the United States, mass shootings once again dominated headlines across the country. A racially-charged attack in Buffalo killed ten people and injured three. In California, one person was killed and five were wounded by a gunman motivated by hate against the Taiwanese community. More mass shootings in […]
What Overturning Roe v. Wade Could Mean For Women
If a leaked draft opinion from the Supreme Court is any indication, Roe v. Wade will soon be overturned. The draft, authored by Justice Samuel Alito, indicates that five of the nine justices favor overturning the decision that has stood for nearly fifty years. The landmark case in 1973 protected a woman’s right to have […]
Will Twitter’s Takeover Reshape Freedom of Speech?
When Elon Musk announced he was purchasing Twitter, he made it clear that his focus was on freedom of speech. In a brief note to the board of directors, he asserted that Twitter could only become a vehicle for free speech if it was privatized. “I believe in its potential to be the platform for […]