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
In-Depth: American Terrorism Statutes and the KKK
According to the United States’ Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), domestic terrorism is defined as “violent, criminal acts committed by individuals and/or groups to further ideological goals stemming from domestic 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
Caught in the Crossfire: The Iranian-Israeli Conflict after Solemani
The recent back-and-forth between the US and Iran that threatened to spill over into war may have had unintended consequences for other states in the region. The conflict began after More
America First: Is the US Still a Reliable Partner?
On Sunday, October 6th, President Trump announced that the US would withdraw its troops from northern Syria, effectively giving the green-light for a Turkish military operation in Syrian territory. Northern More
Beyond Thoughts and Prayers: How Democrats Hope to Tackle Gun Reform in 2020
For many Americans, “thoughts and prayers” is no longer a sufficient response to gun violence. The usual routine, consisting of intense news coverage and empathetic political speeches following mass shootings, More
Trump, Le Pen, and Orban: The Rise of Right-Wing Postmodernism
Traditionally, postmodern theory in the collective west has been the domain of the political left. From sociology to international relations, postmodernists have attempted to dismantle notions of epistemological and moral More
US-China Trade War: What Has Happened and What Does it Mean?
On Friday, May 10, trade talks between the US and China were abruptly halted with the imposition of $200 billion USD of tariffs on Chinese goods. The Chinese retaliated a More
A Lion in Lamb’s Clothing? Conor Lamb and the Future of the Democratic Party
A special election in Pennsylvania has dominated the news cycle for the past week. The election was extraordinary in several ways. Firstly, the Democratic candidate ran on a centrist, bipartisan More
In NAFTA Renegotiations, Flexibility is Key
President Donald Trump’s pledge to renegotiate the supposedly unfair North American Free Trade Agreement has upended a remarkably stable and successful trade relationship. Posing as the defender of the post-war More