This piece, authored by Wade Boich '15, appeared in the Fall 2013 print issue. When the typical American thinks about Brazil, one of the first things that comes to mind is soccer. The South American...

This piece, authored by Harry Garret '16, appeared in the Fall 2013 print issue. In December 2010, a humble Tunisian street vendor, Mohamed Bouazizi, walked into busy traffic in front of the local governor’s...

From the United States to South Sudan, national independence movements have long emerged from beneath the shadow of oppressive, authoritarian governments. But now, a new crop of national separatist movements...

This essay, authored by Michael Zoorob '16, appeared in the Fall 2013 print issue. Almost all of the most impoverished billion human beings suffer from at least one infectious disease. A cluster of...

This essay, authored by Allia Calkins '16, appeared in the Fall 2013 print issue. In a 2012 interview with Dr. Bassem Youssef, Jon Stewart declared, “one thing [Jews and Muslims] probably share is...

This piece, authored by Emily Stewart '16, appeared in the Fall 2013 print issue. Despite its brevity, the phone call that took place on September 27th between President Barack Obama and President Hassan...

This piece, authored by Peter Liu '16, appeared in the Fall 2013 print issue.  The fear of nuclear confrontation in the Middle East increased when the International Atomic Energy Agency revealed in...

This essay, authored by Christian Talley '16, was the cover story of the Fall 2013 print issue. On September 4, 2012, former President Jimmy Carter addressed the Democratic National Convention in a pre-recorded,...

This essay, authored by Kevin Schoelzel '14, appeared in the Fall 2013 print issue. Over the past several decades, partisanship has grown in the Federal government and political discourse has devolved...

This essay, authored by Emmett McKinney '16, appeared in the Fall 2013 print issue. Earlier this year, President Obama finally made good on promises from his second inaugural address by outlining a...

This essay, authored by Cade Baxter '16, appeared in the Fall 2013 Print Issue. This fall, America came within hours of hitting its debt limit, which would have resulted in an unprecedented default on...

This essay, authored by Caylyn Perry '17, appeared in the Fall 2013 print issue. Scaffolds hang in the air at almost every street corner. New restaurants and luxury apartment buildings pop up all over...