Katharine Sciackitano
- Jan 31, 2020
- 7 min
The Failure of Finance
In 1944, the nations of the world assembled at the Bretton Woods Conference to create a new, global financial system. The resulting...
David Leshchiner
- Jan 21, 2020
- 8 min
Suleimani’s death won us the battle, but may cost us the peace
On January 2nd, a US drone strike killed ten individuals on the Baghdad Airport Road. Key among them was the deputy chief of the Iraqi...
Mark Lu
- Jan 1, 2020
- 23 min
The Red Priests of Power, Part 1: Hong Kong in the Greater Power Conflict
I was in my last day of contemporary U.S. history class a couple weeks ago, engaging in a discussion on the future of American foreign...
Katharine Sciackitano
- Dec 28, 2019
- 8 min
The Recession is Coming
As of July this year, our current economic expansion has become the longest in recorded American history. Starting in 2009, the U.S. has...
Anna Hickey
- Dec 22, 2019
- 4 min
The China Problem: Climate Change or Human Rights?
The most important yet under-discussed part of the Democratic debate three days ago was the exchange on China between South Bend mayor...
Katharine Sciackitano
- Dec 3, 2019
- 8 min
Tax Cuts for the Rich: A 40-Year Mistake
Last month, we found out something that was not especially surprising but extremely concerning. A study by economists Emmanuel Saez and...
David Leshchiner
- Nov 24, 2019
- 9 min
New Nation: The Bougainville Question
In the Pacific Ocean, the island of Bougainville, currently part of Papua New Guinea (PNG), is poised to become the newest nation in the...
Katharine Sciackitano
- Oct 22, 2019
- 9 min
It's more than just Ukraine: Trump's constitutional crimes
While the political sphere today is obsessed with Trump’s call with the Ukrainian president and the subsequent fallout, this...