A Catch .22: Why Putin Should Settle for Peace in Ukraine

On February 24th, 2022, Vladimir Putin finally gave the order to invade Ukraine, announcing the attack as a "special operation" to "de-nazify" neighboring Ukraine...

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(Sh)Amnesty International’s Report on Israel: A Critique

On the 1st of February, Amnesty International, a human rights organization, released its report on Israel, which accuses Israel of practicing apartheid. Apartheid, which is a crime against humanity, can be defined as a “system of legalized...

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State of the Union 2022: The Need To Look Beyond Macrocosmic Partisanship And Into One’s Inner Self and Circle

The State of the Union Address (SOTU) by President Joe Biden on March 1st, 2022, was the last in a centennial series of addresses, which has become customary, since Woodrow Wilson, for...

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Moving Beyond Plurality and Ranked Choice Voting: The Case for Borda

Nine Democrats and 7 Republicans are competing to fill the seat in the newly created 6th congressional district where I happen to live in Oregon. Following the primaries of May 17th, 2022, the field will narrow and in November voters will be asked to choose from a slate that will include one Republican.

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