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The Illusion of Progress: The Unfulfilled Promise of Gender Quotas

When Claudia Sheinbaum was officially inaugurated as the 66th president of Mexico on October 1, 2024, she became the first

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Nauru’s Citizenship for Sale: Golden Visas and the Price of Survival

Imagine lazing on a beach on an island in the South Pacific — the temperature is always 80 degrees, the

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The End is Nigh (Again): How Media Alarmism Numbs Voters

On January 28, 2025, the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists set the Doomsday Clock forward one second toward midnight, bringing the

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Medals and Meddling: Unraveling the Olympic Paradox

This year’s Olympic games were one for the books. The world watched, enamored, as Simone Biles won gold after gold,

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“Nothing But a Stain Will Remain”: Russia and the Baltics Threatening Nuclear War

The world has grown numb to the idea of nuclear war. Generations of children grew up practicing nuclear drills under

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Orania, South Africa: Apartheid as a Protected Right

In Orania, South Africa, white separatism is upheld as a right. Residents will argue that South Africa has turned its

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Mr. Gorbachev, Did the Wall Actually Fall?

When the Berlin Wall was torn down with angle grinders and shovels on November 11, 1989, the people of Germany

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Transnistria Could Be the Next Greatest Threat to Ukraine

Two days ahead of the Russian presidential election, incumbent President Vladimir Putin was asked in a national address about the

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