Politics
Rap on Trial
By Matthew Dewald, from University of Richmond Magazine
When a defendant has performed rap lyrics about crime in songs and videos, is that evidence of real criminality?
American LGBT Tolerance
By Suzanna Danuta Walters
Learn how today’s tolerance can sabotage the LGBT community's full civil rights of the future.
Toward a Post-Lies Future
By Gleb Tsipursky, from The Humanist
Fighting 'alternative facts' and 'post-truth' politics in the current political climate.
Avoiding Apocalypse on the Korean Peninsula
By Rajan Menon
Why diplomacy is not naïve appeasement in the Korean crisis.
A Dubious Purchase: Iran’s Nuclear Program
By Shirin Ebadi
After the Iranian Revolution in 1979, Iran has come under international scrutiny for its human rights violations, nuclear programs, land mines, and censorship. Finding it difficult to procure necessary equipment for its nuclear program, the government turned to civilians for obtaining necessary parts.
Reconstructing Black Masculinity: Challenging Stereotypes
By Mychal Denzel Smith
Black masculinity in America is often defined by either how it conforms into dominant “respectable” culture or how it diverges from the dominant white culture, but black men often find themselves somewhere on the spectrum – not aligning themselves solely to either societal expectation of black masculinity.
Making Sense of the Deportation Debate
By Aviva Chomsky
How Bill Clinton and Barack Obama laid the groundwork for Trump’s immigration policies.
