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 “Arab Spring”

The 2000-Year Bleeding Struggle of Egypt’s Minorities Persists

The 2000-Year Bleeding Struggle of Egypt’s Minorities Persists

By Mark Basta on November 27, 2023

On July 18, world news spread as an Egyptian Court sentenced Coptic Egyptian human rights advocate, Patrick Zaki, to three years of prison for “spreading…

How Successful was the Arab Spring’s Only Successful Revolution?

How Successful was the Arab Spring’s Only Successful Revolution?

By Anis Guedoir on March 23, 2018

Yemen on the Brink of Civil War

By Old Writer on April 19, 2015

After Every Winter Comes Spring: Tunisia’s Democratic Flowering

By Yun Ru Phua on March 31, 2015

Falling Forward: The Ramifications of Libya’s Oil Crisis

By Manahil Shah on March 30, 2015

A New Reign in Saudi Arabia

By Priyanka Mohanty on February 24, 2015