The Second Space Race: Risks of War
“We choose to go to the Moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard.” Those were the words of John F Kennedy in 1962 at...
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One Navy For All of the Middle East?
In a surprising turn of events, regional heavyweights and traditional enemies Saudi Arabia and Iran, alongside other Gulf states, have agreed to form a joint naval alliance. Although the exact details have yet to be formally announced, analysts...
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The Quest for Diversity is Far From Complete
For as long as human thought has been recorded, equality – a principle found in most cultures – has demanded respect for all people; Aristotle, in the Nichomachean Ethics, instructs to “treat like cases as like”....
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Boys’ Schools Are Letting Down a Generation of Girls
This article was written by an Etonian pupil. “An article written by a teenage boy about rape culture?” I hear you cry. “And he goes to a boys-only, private, boarding school?” I can only apologize in...
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Democracy in Crisis: What is to be done?
“Government of the people, by the people, for the people.” These were the words uttered by Abraham Lincoln during the Gettysburg address, when he assured that the soldiers who gave their lives for the causes of...
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The Awoken Dragon: The West is Right to Fear China
Ever since the 1978 ‘Open Door’ policies, adopted by former CCP Chairman Deng Xiaopeng, opened China to foreign direct investment from the global market, it is undeniable that an unprecedented level of economic growth, peaking at...
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Kevin McCarthy Elected: Victory at Long Last
After fifteen ballots between January 3rd and 7th, Kevin McCarthy, from California’s 20th congressional district, finally won the election to be the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. Personally, I found it quite easy...
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What Makes a Woman? Diversity in Feminism
It would be a mistake to try to describe feminism as a single political ideology, given the various branches of feminism that the term encapsulates, from intersectional to Marxist. Clearly evident from such diversified credos, feminism...
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Trump Indicted: A Look in the Case
On Thursday, March 20th, 2023, former President Trump was indicted by a grand jury in New York – facing, as reported by CNN, “more than 30 counts related to business fraud”. While scarce details have been...
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Shining a Light on the Dark Side of America
Contrary to the benevolent picture of America painted by education systems and blockbuster movies like Zero Dark Thirty, it has continually trampled on domestic human rights. For two decades, the notorious Guantanamo Bay torture facility has overseen...
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Op-Ed: Disinformation Is Tearing Democracy Apart
January 9, 2025
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