Synthesizing An Economic Elite In Palestine
As the first planned city to be constructed within the Palestinian territories, Rawabi was but the idea of Palestinian billionaire Bashar Masri, until the beginning of its construction in 2014. More
The Problem with the Democratic Party’s Fixation on Progressive Taxation
Democratic frontrunners Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren and Joe Biden present separate taxation strategies, all subscribing to a similar logic of redistributive taxation. All three propose variations of the progressive taxation More
Cries for Economic Transformation: An Analysis of Lebanon’s “WhatsApp revolution”
Signs of revolution have proliferated throughout the Middle East over the last two months. Iraq, Egypt and Lebanon, motivated by different public concerns, have seen mass protests demanding current governments More
The Rise of Populist Rhetoric in Israeli Elections
Israel is currently facing a parliamentary crisis, as it has proven itself incapable of efficiently responding to electoral demands. Following two separate election cycles, neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nor More
Comparative Cultures of Violence: The UN Peacekeeping’s Perpetuation of Oppression
Over the past five years more than 600 women and children have reported being sexually assaulted by UN peacekeepers. Top UN officials believe the actual number of violent sexual acts More
Antisemitism in an Era of Misinformation
President Trump’s pursuit of the ethnic mobilization of the Jewish vote will effectively result in further prejudice against the American Jewish population. The reasoning behind this claim lies within Trump’s More
The American Doctrine Undergirding Saudi Diplomacy: Understanding Unilateral Foreign Policy
For over seventy years, the United States and Saudi Arabia have maintained a dynamic economic and diplomatic partnership. This relationship not only demonstrates the vast economic benefits that have taken More
Electoral Catastrophe: Analyzing Netanyahu’s Dwindling Legitimacy
After failing to meet the parliamentary deadline to form government last Wednesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu led the shortest serving government in Israeli political history. In order to secure More
Opinion: Abortion and the Proliferation of American Laws Rooted in Christian Dogma
For the past three centuries, the principles of Christian dogma have hampered the secular processes of Western democratic policymaking. From the French revolution to the modern state of the Vatican, More