A 240‑year struggle over who counts, who votes, and who gets silenced.
Politics
Private Education and the Limits of Uniformity
An analysis explores private education, diversity, and the challenges of creating equal opportunities through standardized approaches.
An analysis explores private education, diversity, and the challenges of creating equal opportunities through standardized approaches.
The Missing Actor in the US-Iran Conflict: The Iranian People
This absence is striking because both sides regularly claim to represent the interests of ordinary Iranians.
This absence is striking because both sides regularly claim to represent the interests of ordinary Iranians.
How Come We’re Still Asking Why Wars Endure?
An analysis explores why conflicts persist and why understanding the roots of war remains a global challenge.
An analysis explores why conflicts persist and why understanding the roots of war remains a global challenge.
India’s Cockroach Moment: When a Country Finds Its Voice Again
The most important lesson of the movement may be that citizens do not always require the platforms of political parties to become political.
The most important lesson of the movement may be that citizens do not always require the platforms of political parties to become political.
Who Moves Next in the Global AI Race?
An analysis explores global competition in artificial intelligence, technological leadership, and the race for future influence.
An analysis explores global competition in artificial intelligence, technological leadership, and the race for future influence.
Venezuela Is Burning, and I’m Forced to Watch From Afar
When Venezuela breaks apart, exile means witnessing loss without the possibility of returning home.
When Venezuela breaks apart, exile means witnessing loss without the possibility of returning home.
From Thalapathy to Chief Minister: What Vijay’s Political Rise Says About Masculinity, Celebrity, and Leadership in India
What kind of male leadership does Vijay represent?
What kind of male leadership does Vijay represent?
The Digital Confession Box: A Foucauldian Analysis of Social Media Bans
In the lively debate on under-16 social media bans, both camps risk missing precisely what it is that keeps people returning to these platforms.
In the lively debate on under-16 social media bans, both camps risk missing precisely what it is that keeps people returning to these platforms.
My Love, My Car: Inside Right-Wing Transport Policy
An analysis of how car culture shapes right-wing transport policies and debates over mobility and urban planning.
An analysis of how car culture shapes right-wing transport policies and debates over mobility and urban planning.
Good Samaritan or Good European? Norway’s Ukraine Dilemma
Norway’s support for Ukraine challenges its traditional humanitarian role as European security priorities reshape foreign aid.
Norway’s support for Ukraine challenges its traditional humanitarian role as European security priorities reshape foreign aid.
This Country’s a Beach
Or a Divorce. We Decide.
Or a Divorce. We Decide.
How Ya Like Me Now? Barack Obama Enjoys Surge in Popularity
Comparisons of Barack Obama to Donald Trump improve Obama’s status.
Comparisons of Barack Obama to Donald Trump improve Obama’s status.
The ‘Navalization’ of Economic Warfare Sees Trade Routes Become Zones of Force Rather Than Rules
Maritime trade routes are increasingly becoming frontline tools of sanctions enforcement, raising legal uncertainty and geopolitical tensions at sea.
Maritime trade routes are increasingly becoming frontline tools of sanctions enforcement, raising legal uncertainty and geopolitical tensions at sea.
How Unelected Representatives Are Reshaping Democracy
Activists like Greta Thunberg and Patrisse Cullors can make citizens feel politically represented.
Activists like Greta Thunberg and Patrisse Cullors can make citizens feel politically represented.
Purging George Orwell’s Books Misses What Drives the Political Right
Banning George Orwell’s books won’t stop right-wing politics, but it may deepen cultural and political divisions, argues a political analyst.
Banning George Orwell’s books won’t stop right-wing politics, but it may deepen cultural and political divisions, argues a political analyst.