Makena Tom, Author at Berkeley Political Review

Berkeley Political Review

Stories from Makena Tom

The End of Ideology, the Rise of Identity

In 1989, Francis Fukuyama suggested that history had reached its end, not because events would cease, but because humanity had

What Silicon Valley and Shenzhen Forgot

At a startup fair in Shenzhen, often called China’s Silicon Valley, a robotic arm salutes the Chinese flag while a

Serve the People, March the Nation

In Beijing’s 2025 military parade, symbolism mattered as much as firepower. Alongside next-generation drones and hypersonic missiles, President Xi Jinping

India’s Regulatory Crossroads: Can It Balance Growth and Control in the Tech Era?

In just two years, a 194 million dollar investment by Apple’s supplier, Foxconn, has turned Chennai into a thriving tech

Space Race 2.0: Profits, Power, and the Politics of the Cosmos

Capitalism is out of this world—quite literally. The commercialization of space is propelling us into a second space race, one

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