The Journal of Fordham University's Top Thinkers
By: Amy Herd and Daniel Melia Much of the political news absorbed by citizens of the United States and citizens of the world is U.S.-centric. Were one to focus only on the political scene in […]
Thomas Raynard James, Anthony Ray Hinton, Vincent Simmons, Devonia Inman, Kevin Strickland, Juwan Deering, Grant Williams and the list goes on. Black individuals are overrepresented at every level of the criminal justice system but nowhere […]
Amidst coverage of the French election cycle and the ongoing war in Ukraine, an important domestic story fell through the cracks of media coverage. Mainstream networks gave very little attention to Wynn Bruce, a 50-year-old […]
April 24th is Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day, during which countries from around the world commemorate the 1915 Armenian Genocide. Similar to years prior, we saw heads of state like President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime […]
Since its founding, the Supreme Court has constantly sought to portray itself as an apolitical and independent organization distant from the two other branches of the American government. Many legal scholars and laypeople have worked […]
On the morning of March 23, 2022, all eyes were on Afghanistan as the Taliban walked back their promise to permit girls aged 13 and older to return to school. The announcement was delivered the […]
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, was followed by a cripplingly cynical outlook for the smaller nation’s future. With the second-largest military in the world—consisting of 700,000 more active military personnel than Ukraine […]
Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) announced on January 25th, 2021, that he will retire from the Senate due to “partisan gridlock.” The announcement led to what has become a crowded Republican primary race for the seat; […]