In-Depth: Are Economic Sanctions Justifiable?
Article 33, under the Fourth Geneva Convention, states that “No protected person may be punished for an offense that he or she did not personally commit.” At present, however, one More
Banning TikTok: Social Media and the Surveillance State
On July 6th, news broke that the U.S. government is currently considering banning the popular social media app, TikTok, due to concerns over national security. Senator Marco Rubio called for More
The Decline of the Liberal World Order
When historians look back on the beginnings of the world’s liberal order, they might think back to the end of the Cold War, when the world went from a system More
Opinion: Tribulations, Trump and Twitter
At the end of May, President Trump declared that he would be signing an executive order to “crackdown on censorship” by limiting social media platforms’ legal protections from liability. The More
The U.S. and Canada: A Love-Hate Relationship
Police brutality, gun violence, and a pandemic… It is not hard to see the cookpot of 2020 boiling over, especially when it comes to Canada-U.S. relations. Canada and the U.S. More
Equal Pay Day: Deconstructing The Wage Gap and The Public/Private Divide
National Equal Pay Day marks how far into the next year the average woman must work in the U.S. in order to earn what the average man earned by December More
Opinion: Distance Learning and the Truth About the Digital Divide
As thousands of schools and universities close worldwide and move to online teaching, the gulf between those who have access to the Internet, and those who do not, is becoming More
Trouble in Ireland? Anglo-Irish Tensions Reawakened Post-election
St. Patricks’ Day is a celebration of Ireland and its culture. The day commemorates Saint Patrick and the ascension of Christianity in Ireland. However, while Saint Patrick’s Day is celebrated More
Don’t Cry Over Spilt Milk… Unless It’s Canadian
President Trump may have already celebrated the passage of the multinational trade agreement titled the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), but the deal is yet to be ratified in Canada. Prime More
The Politics of Fear: Montesquieu and the Coronavirus
Despite a week saturated with news of the United Kingdom leaving the European Union, the United States’ announcement of a new Middle East peace plan and the Senate’s impeachment proceedings More