American culture characterizes the narrative of the Asian American as being highly educated, disciplined, wealthy, successful, and assimilated. Data from the Pew Center reveals that Asian Americans ha…
Gerrymandering and the Government Shutdown
The recent government shutdown has severely shaken the American people’s faith in their government (even more so than before), and has people wondering “what happened?” The inability of our ele…
Hope for the 12 Million: A Path to Citizenship
Since the failure of the DREAM Act back in 2010, we have yet to see any meaningful or progressive immigration reform policy. While legislation like the KIDS Act is in the works, none offers a solution…
The Mercurial Case of Misuari
This article originally appeared in the Fall 2013 print edition, which can be found here. The Bangsamoro region of the Southern Philippines has seen a great deal of turmoil over the past few decades a…
Scaling Everest
BY GIACOMO TOGNINI It has been seven years since Nepal’s decade-long civil war led to the overthrow of the world’s third-longest-lasting absolute monarchy and the victory of former Maoist rebels at th…
The Labor Rollercoaster of a Lifetime
What began as a factory fire months ago has turned into turmoil through Bangladesh. In April of 2013, Rana Plaza in Bangladesh toppled down, killing 1,129 people and injuring 1,900. This was the deadl…
United American Emirates, The New UAE?
As recently as five years ago, energy analysts were in agreement the US would need to begin importing natural gas to keep up with rising consumption amidst depleting domestic reserves. Fast-forward ha…
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Food Stamps: The Usual Target
This past month Representative Tim Huelskamp from Kansas said the GOP’s plan to cut social programs including the food stamp program (SNAP) meant, “you can no longer sit on your couch…and expec…
Political Philosophy and the Gun Control Debate:What would Bentham, Mills, and Nozick have to say?
Last Monday, in a press release that marked the one-year anniversary of the shooting at Aurora, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D) said: “We must uphold our oath to ‘protect and defend’ the Consti…