One day during my sophomore year in high school, the director of a summer program that I had been participating in pulled me aside and looked at me with regret. “I’m sorry, Jin, but I’m afraid foreign aliens are not allowed to be a part of our program.” I descended into stunned silence and in … Read more
“The President’s climate change agenda has only siphoned precious taxpayer dollars away from the real problems facing the American people.” – Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) Over half of Republicans in the House and 70 percent of Republican senators join Inhofe in the same song of climate change denial, claiming that it is no “real” problem. … Read more
Jenny Choi sits down with Spring 2015 IOP Fellow and Republican Strategist Matt Lira to discuss the role of technology in campaigns and civic engagement, the future of the Republican party, and his predictions for 2016. You can access additional content by subscribing to our YouTube channel and visiting our iTunes page.
“I remember seeing large air force planes dropping strange packages over the area near where I lived. I did not know what these packages were. But then we saw these packages floating on the delta.” During the 1970s, Marcos Vidriani was a mechanic living in the Paraná Delta at the mouth of the Río de … Read more
“I remember seeing large air force planes dropping strange packages over the area near where I lived. I did not know what these packages were. But then we saw these packages floating on the delta.” During the 1970s, Marcos Vidriani was a mechanic living in the Paraná Delta at the mouth of the Río de … Read more
On the evening of Friday, February 27th, Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov was murdered on a bridge in Moscow just minutes away from the Kremlin. Nemtsov, a vocal opponent of the Putin regime, had planned to lead a rally protesting Russian military involvement in Ukraine on March 1st and intended to publish a pamphlet entitled … Read more
Editor’s note: below, writers Jacob Carrel and Advik Shreekumar present differing interpretations of Gov. Walker’s media appearances. Far from a Wonk A number of recent press reports have discussed how Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker has failed to answer seemingly basic questions appropriately, including “punting” on whether he believes in evolution and his failure to distance … Read more
A quick Internet search on sexual assault might give you the idea that 2014 was, as one article put it, “The Year the Crusade Against ‘Rape Culture’ Stumbled.” News such as the misinformation in the Rolling Stone’s account of an alleged rape at the University of Virginia (UVA) or the re-examination of commonly espoused … Read more
On March 17th, Israelis will head to the polls. The ruling Likud party faces a serious threat from an opposition led by Isaac Herzog and Tzipi Livni, with many Israelis viewing the election as a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu’s leadership. Image credits: Flickr/Downing Street
Binyamin Netanyahu has a habit of getting reelected. But make no mistake, the United States is the only place these days where Bibi still gets standing ovations. Inside Israel, the attitude towards Bibi is one of resignation, at best. Etgar Keret, the famed Israeli short story writer, put it best in a letter to fellow … Read more