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 “Rodrigo Duterte”

Duterte vs. The ICC

By Maggie Bushell on March 26, 2018

An estimated twelve thousand dead; bounties offered for each rebel head; and calls for increased violence, including encouragement to shoot female fighters in the genitals:…

Duterte’s Unlikely Pivot to China

Duterte’s Unlikely Pivot to China

By Tianlang Gao on January 23, 2017

The Thrilla in Manila

Barack Obama and Rodrigo Duterte photoshopped over Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier

The Thrilla in Manila

By Griffin Potrock on January 18, 2017

The Death of the Conventional Politician

The Death of the Conventional Politician

By Tushita Saraf on November 16, 2016