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
Megxit, Brexit, and Generational Divide in the U.K.
On January 8th, 2020, the Sussexes announced their plan to step back from the royal rota system and no longer act as ‘senior’ members of the Royal Family. They expressed More
Bonjour-Hi! Linguistic Diversity and Competing Minorities in Quebec
A fraught public debate over linguistic supremacy and preservation has reemerged into the Quebecois limelight. This comes amid promises made by Premier Francois Legault and French Language Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette More
Opinion: New Year, New President? Allan Lichtman and Predicting the 2020 Presidential Election
As we enter a new century, we also enter a new year of political leadership, with the upcoming US presidential election to be held on November 3rd, 2020. Whether or More
Opinion: It’s Time for Cancel Culture to be #cancelled
At the Obama Foundation Summit event on October 29th, former president Barack Obama called on his audience to challenge the toxic cancel culture that has infected our social and political More
Defining Terrorism: One Man’s Guy Fawkes is Another Man’s Freedom Fighter
“Remember, remember! The fifth of November, The Gunpowder treason and plot; I know of no reason Why the Gunpowder treason Should ever be forgot!” (Milton, 1626) Every year, on November More