From Abandoned to Essential: China’s Ban on International Adoptions Signals a New Era for Daughters
By Makena Tom
For decades, Chinese daughters were abandoned in favor of sons, leading to waves of international adoptions like Kate's. This new restriction on international adoption seems to signal a change in how Chinese society views its daughters today.
Eren Yeager and America’s Preemptive Foreign Policy Strategy
By Nicolas Naing
“If we kill all our enemies on the other side of the sea, will we...

Prop. 36 Would Curb Rates of Theft and Drug Addiction
By Caspar Turner
A national drug crisis and a shoplifting epidemic have combined to make California, and the San Francisco Bay Area in particular, a hotbed of petty crime. Now Californians will have the opportunity to undo this trend, at least in part.
Human Rights Issues in California: The Case of Human Trafficking
By Daniel Villatroro
Human trafficking is a dark shadow looming over California, silently ensnaring thousands each year. It's...

Posts tagged as “Angela Merkel”

Changing Climate, Changing Politics: the Presence of the Environment in Germany’s 2021 Election

Changing Climate, Changing Politics: the Presence of the Environment in Germany’s 2021 Election

By MairinCulwell on December 15, 2021

Germany doesn’t elect its leaders based on charisma. Descriptions of Angela Merkel, like many adjectives thrown around German affairs, consist of stoic, calm, and unemotional,…

Is Jean Claude Juncker Important Yet?

Is Jean Claude Juncker Important Yet?

By Nicholas Lai on February 20, 2019

Electoral Breakthrough or Electoral Persistence? Forecasting AfD’s Future in the German Parliament

Electoral Breakthrough or Electoral Persistence? Forecasting AfD’s Future in the German Parliament

By Old Writer on October 19, 2017

Europe: At the Crossroads of Crisis

Europe: At the Crossroads of Crisis

By Suleman Khan on June 18, 2016