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INTERVIEW WITH PROFESSOR WALTER RUSSEL MEAD
Joe Becker Walter Russell Mead is the James Clarke Chace Professor of Foreign Affairs and Humanities at Bard College and has also taught American Foreign Policy at Yale. He is the “Global View” columnist for The Wall Street Journal, and a scholar at the Hudson Institute. He has also been a fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and a board member of Aspenia, Aspen… Read more Continue reading INTERVIEW WITH PROFESSOR WALTER RUSSEL MEAD
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BREWING CHAOS
Kanishkh Kanodia During this epidemic, one of the most fundamental yet frequently overlooked questions policy-makers have had to confront is drawing the line between ‘essential’ and ‘non-essential’ goods. Their decision determines what can and cannot be sold during lockdowns. The choice surrounding one commodity, in particular, has presented ethical and political quandaries: alcohol. While most nations have permitted the sale of liquor as essential goods… Read more Continue reading BREWING CHAOS
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THE AMERICAN PRESENCE IN JAPAN: 60 YEARS IN THE MAKING
Quang Trinh In 2019 and for the majority of the years following World War II, Japan, as opposed to American allies in Western Europe or the Middle East, has hosted the largest concentration of American troops outside of the US border. This should not come as a surprise, since security lies at the cornerstone of U.S-Japan relations. Given Trump’s “America’s First” rhetoric, the continued maritime… Read more Continue reading THE AMERICAN PRESENCE IN JAPAN: 60 YEARS IN THE MAKING
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CREATING A PATH TOWARD UNIVERSAL NATIONAL SERVICE
Guest Contributor: William Lloyd The litany of issues plaguing America seem painfully pervasive at the moment. As the federal government attempts to mitigate the ongoing health crisis, the country’s rampant inequity and pestilential fissures remain painfully ubiquitous. It’s not as if people weren’t well aware of the entrenched inequities prior to the crisis. People knew that the country that pays the most for healthcare globally also… Read more Continue reading CREATING A PATH TOWARD UNIVERSAL NATIONAL SERVICE
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ENDANGERED MUSEUMS: HOW COVID-19 THREATENS CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS
Jia Yu As dust finally settles onto the cold marbled floors, a hollow silence prevails over the galleries and winding corridors. Invaluable paintings still hang on the walls and frozen statues yet reside on their pedestals. However, in the midst of our global pandemic, gone are the days where visitors from all corners of the world would pack into the museums, anxiously hoping to beset… Read more Continue reading ENDANGERED MUSEUMS: HOW COVID-19 THREATENS CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS
