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 […]
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 […]
After a historically close election in South Korea on the night of March 9, 2022, Yoon Suk-yeol emerged victorious as the conservative candidate and leader of the “People’s Power” party. A novice politician, Mr. Yoon […]
On February 8, just a day after the conclusion of the 2022 Beijing Olympics Figure Skating Team Event, Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva received a positive test result for Trimetazidine, a drug that improves cardiac […]
The 1975 seizure of power by the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia saw an immediate and radical reorganization of society, with the forcible relocation of city-dwellers to the countryside, the creation of labor brigades, and heightened […]
144 years ago, the United States saw its highest rate of voter turnout—82.6%—in the 1876 presidential election. Since then, turnout rates have oscillated, with most modern elections seeing a number between 50 and 60 percent […]
On the night of November 7, 2020, when then-president-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. delivered his victory speech, he asserted that he “sought [the presidency] to restore the soul of America.” Coming at the tail end […]