Who Gets to Be the Main Character?
Maria Sofia De Abreu Image via the Los Angeles Times *** Following the release of Disney’s Encanto, “We Don’t Talk About Bruno”…
April 2026
Ozempic: The Unlikely Bandaid
Sophia Kiosses Photo via Cornell Law School *** A food desert is a geographical area that does not have reliable…
Lie Nation
Isabella Villalobos Photo via Isabella Villalobos *** The sidewalk near Lincoln Center was recently adorned with stencilled graffiti of the…
The Definition of Insanity
Atacus Jarrett Photo via France24 *** On April 7, 2026, United States President Donald Trump announced a two-week ceasefire with…
The Desert That Built Pop Culture: The Coachella Story
Vivian Welch Photo via NBC Los Angeles *** For the past week, coverage of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts…
Five Failures: A Strategic Assessment of Operation Epic Fury
Holmes Wormald Image via INSS *** On February 28, 2026, the United States and Israel launched Operation Epic Fury, a…
Who Is Teaching Boys How to Be Men?
Glenmarie Rios Rodriguez Image via TED Talk, How Masculinity is Evolving *** Last summer, I reached a peak in my interest…
Mediation Without Peace
Simba Ali Photo via Arabcenterdc *** Strategic instability in the Middle East has revealed the limits of diplomacy when major…
Progress and its Exceptions in El Salvador
Kaitlyn Horn Photo via Harvard ReVista *** “Everywhere, people want a Bukele,” says Vice President Félix Ulloa of El Salvador;…