Reading Time: 4 minutes For the past fifteen weeks, the people of Hong Kong have engaged in pro-democracy demonstrations in the face of proposed legislation by Beijing that would cut further into the semi-autonomous states’ sovereignty. The rest of the world has watched as the small...
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Reading Time: 6 minutes Connor Kianpøur, Georgia State University Consent plays a crucial role in mediating otherwise problematic relationships. It requires that individuals receive permission from and develop respect for others. What makes stealing wrong, both from an ethical and legal perspective, is that an individual...
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Reading Time: 7 minutes As the belly of political radicalization in the United States swells, civil dialogue shrivels. Attacks from the Left on the White House and GOP, combated with equal hostility from the Right have concocted a toxic political climate. Where do we go...
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Reading Time: 10 minutes Publisher’s Note —Over the past few years our country has endured some of the most tumultuous times in recent political history. The great partisan divide between Republicans and Democrats has mobilized voters for the upcoming midterm elections in record numbers. In light...
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Reading Time: 5 minutes Jack Scalia, Denison University The first headline comes as a shock, everything that follows, however, is the sad, predictable reality of our society. I am speaking, of course, about the atrocities which have become almost routine in our country and the politically...
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Reading Time: 7 minutes Connor Kianpour, UC Davis When an individual pleads the fifth, they are protecting themselves against the threat of self-incrimination in an imperfect judicial system that, despite its valuation of the presumption of innocence, oftentimes manipulates information in criminal cases to prosecute swiftly...
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Reading Time: 6 minutes Connor Kianpøur, UC Davis Actions have consequences, and so too do accusations. Just as a maleficent action engenders unimaginable repercussions for the victim of said action, a mere accusation of wrongdoing implicates a host of consequences that fundamentally alter the lives of...
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Reading Time: 12 minutes Publisher’s Note Throughout the United States’ brief history, capitalism has been a stalwart. The ideals of Adam Smith have been the blood which courses through the veins of the American experiment. Yet, there has been a surge of socialist sentiment which have...
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