The Journal of Fordham University's Top Thinkers
Labeled “the heart of the social fabric in America,” educational institutions are important communities as hubs of education and socialization. As COVID-19 began its spread across the United States, schools and universities were among the […]
After the 1947 partition of India, a geopolitical dispute over the state of Kashmir and Jammu broke out between Pakistan and India. The Kashmir/Jammu region was eventually split between India, Pakistan, and China, with India […]
In Hong Kong, protests began in opposition to the Mainland government’s overreach in the administration of the supposedly autonomous region. In Tibet, protesters have stood in opposition to Chinese occupation since the People’s Liberation Army […]
Since his inauguration in January 2016, President Donald Trump has repeatedly withdrawn the United States from international, multilateral agreements. He claims withdrawal from such agreements is to the benefit of the United States; he is […]
With approximately two years of the Trump presidency having already elapsed, most have, by this point, become more than familiar with the pattern of the new, Trump-driven news cycle. Every few weeks, some kind of […]
2018 marks the third year since the United Nations launched the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The agenda set forth 17 goals for the international community to reach by the year 2030. Among these are the ambitious objectives […]
Of all government-funded projects and services, the public education system is one of the most important – and not just for individual students. Access to a robust public education gives students lifelong skills, increased job […]
Conjure an image of ninth graders, fourteen-year-olds who have just barely entered high school, putting tape over their laptop webcams in an effort to thwart U.S. government spies. When I was in ninth grade, this […]