The past few weeks have been historic for U.S. foreign policy. In addition to a breakthrough in negotiations with Iran that has resulted in a potential deal limiting the country’s nuclear program, while the Trans-Pacific Trade Partnership, which has gained majority support in Congress, seeks to foster free trade among the nations of the Pacific. … Read more
“All our final decisions are made in a state of mind that is not going to last.” –Marcel Proust, In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower Last night, I decided to go to law school. This morning, I resolved to pursue a career in diplomacy. And all of this afternoon, I have been agonizing … Read more
Dr. Seuss has achieved what few artists have: his sixty-one children’s books, from And To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street (1938) to Oh, The Places You’ll Go! (1990) have captivated millions of children’s hearts—and their parents’ too. Dr. Seuss’s characters are charismatic, entertaining, and imaginative. Who doesn’t recognize the Grinch, the elephant Horton, or the Cat … Read more
On December 6th, 1928, banana plantation workers from the town of Macondo, Colombia, who are in the midst of a general strike over their abhorrent working conditions, gather in the city square to await the arrival of the province’s civil and military leader. In the crowd are three thousand men, women, and children. Thus far, … Read more
Congressman Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) is currently serving his fifth term. He is a member of the House Financial Services Committee and the House Democratic Steering Committee, and he also serves as Chief Deputy Minority Whip. In 2006 Rep. Ellison became the first Muslim elected to the U.S. Congress. Harvard Political Review: What has your experience been as … Read more
In a video entitled “There is no Life without Jihad,” young men shaded by verdant palm trees empathetically assure their audience that they understand their struggle as Muslims in a western country. The video shows English-speaking members of the Islamic State give calm, earnest testimonies urging Muslims in the West to join the terrorist group … Read more
New York City is burning. The Chitauri alien army has ravaged the city. Upturned taxis litter the smoking roads. Grand Central Station smolders under the rubble. Office buildings crumble under the barrage of alien firepower, and law enforcement scrambles in hopeless disarray. Pedestrians have all but given up. The city’s only hope of survival lies … Read more
One weekend this spring, I took a trip home to North Carolina. I flew into the Raleigh-Durham airport at about midnight on Thursday night, where my mother and 60 percent humidity greeted me with open arms. We then drove about an hour east to Lumberton, a small town in a small county entirely surrounded by … Read more
In the third episode of Season 5 of FX’s Louie, the socially awkward titular character—played by the show’s creator, director, writer, editor, and executive producer Louis C.K.— peruses the shelves of a cookware store. When the store’s young clerk ignores Louie’s requests for help because she wants to close shop, Louie confronts her at the … Read more
“I, Keith Ellison, do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic,” said the soon-to-be congressman in his 2007 oath of office, “that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same.” The Minnesotan Democrat legislator concluded, with his right hand held … Read more