Publication

Caroline Zeng

Sep 2

An Award for the Greatest Benefit to Humankind

On November 27, 1895, Alfred Nobel signed his third and last will at the Swedish-Norwegian Club in Paris. When it was opened and read...

Emily Park

Aug 30

The Relative Universality of Human Rights

It is a Western-believed archetype that human rights are “universal” because as humans, we are endowed with rights to principles such as...

Emily Park

Aug 30

Human Rights as an Issue in World Politics

There is a global, wide spread struggle for human rights with a reported 60% of nations and 40% of the world’s population systematically...

Beatrice Washburn

Aug 29

The Silenced Generation: The Impact of McCarthyism on American Public Life in the 1950s

In February 1950, at the Ohio County Women’s Republican Club, a first-time senator from Wisconsin took the stage. Claiming to have a list...

Emily Park

Jul 31

The Scramble for Africa: How Africans Fought Back

Emily Park During the late 1800s in what is known as the “Scramble for Africa”, Europeans journeyed to Africa with the goal of nation...

Kevin Cheng

Jul 31

La Malinche in Hernan Cortes’ Conquests

La Malinche was a translator for the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortes, serving a vital role in the survival of his expedition. The...

Eric Liu

Jul 27

Power, Deception, and International Failure: The Iran-Contra Scandal

The Iran-Contra affair is one of the most significant scandals in modern American political history. At its core, the scandal revolves...