Bureaucratizing Legacy: the Case of Charlie Kirk
As Erika Kirk emerged on stage at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, to eulogize her late husband, a line of sparkler machines quickly erupted, set against a soundscape of More
How the Biden Administration’s Approach to the Media Might Harm His Re-Election
Joe Biden and the Great Age Debate In January 2021, Joseph R. Biden Jr. was officially sworn in as president of the United States (POTUS), becoming the oldest president at More
Breakthrough or Breakdown: Time is Running Out to Save the Iran Nuclear Deal
The clock is ticking on Iran’s nuclear programme. Since former U.S. President Donald Trump abandoned the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) in 2018 – a multinational agreement that limited More
Social Media and the Limits of Corporate Free Speech
The recent ban of former United States President Donald Trump from major social media sites, including Facebook and Twitter, has been decried by numerous Republicans as a violation of the More
Opinion: The Presidential Riot And What it Means for America
If July 4th, 1776, the founding of the American political project was ever considered a day of great triumph, then January 6th, 2021, the day thousands of rioters stormed the More
Campaign Finance and Free Speech in the 2020 US Election: Is Reform Overdue?
In the 2016 presidential election year, an unprecedented $6.5 billion was spent on political ads in the run-up to November. According to the Center for Responsive Politics, which tracks campaign More
The Role of Discourse in Increased Voter Turnout
Discourse, or the process by which ideas are conveyed, is often understood to be a top-down process. As Michel Foucault famously argued, discourse functions as an instrument for elites to More
US-DPRK Relations: What can we expect from a Biden presidency?
On November 7, Kim Jong-un received some bad news. After a grueling five days of counting ballots, Joseph R. Biden Jr. was elected president of the United States of America. More
Stacey Abrams and the Impact of Black Voters on the American Election
On the morning of November 7, news networks in the United States declared Joe Biden the winner of the American presidential election. Voters across the country waited four days for More
International Leaders React To Biden’s Win
On Friday, November 6th, Pennsylvania and its 20 electoral votes were called for Democratic Presidential candidate Joe Biden, propelling him over the 270 electoral vote threshold needed to win the More