U.S. Politics

I recently found out that my nine-year-old niece has to do current event presentations once a week in front of her classroom. This past week she dressed up as a Polish boy, wore the Star of David on her coat, and recited the famous poem by Peter Fischl, “To the Little Polish Boy Standing...
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Is the US flexing its metaphorical muscle in the realm of international affairs and the ‘Global War on Terror’ once again?  In a move that could be viewed as the reassertion of the state’s authority over an increasingly globalized arena and international commons that has more recently allowed in the last decades for the...
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What does the security of another state have to do with the security of United States? Increasingly think tanks, policymakers, and academics alike are recognizing the power of “soft power” in developing societies. Or rather, they are recognizing that there is a link between the economic development and empowerment of a society and its...
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President Obama announced today that he would lift the 22-year-old ban restricting HIV-positive people from entering the United States. This is great news for an old, fear-motivated piece of legislation that’s been in effect for far too long.
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Summer is nearly officially over (and the weather here in New York shows it). This means the Perspectives on Global Issues blog is back from its sun-drenched hibernation. Our editors have already been churning out their thoughts and analyses on the latest breaking news in the world of international affairs — but just...
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Note: This entry is about PGI Editor Tamar Kherlopian’s experience interviewing John Wilson for the Fall issue of Perspectives in Global Issues. Click here to read the interview. In a country that is experiencing a resurgence of political interest amongst its youth likened to the pre-Kennedy era, twenty-five year old John Wilson’s campaign for State...
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(photo courtesy of the Huffington Post) Last Tuesday was undeniably a historic night for the United States in the election of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the USA. Heralding Obama’s entrance to the White House as an end to the policies of the deeply unpopular Bush administration, millions of American citizens as well...
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Like it or not, the Electoral College doesn’t appear to be going anywhere. While I know that many in the public enjoy taking this time around the next presidential election to rail about the uselessness of the Electoral College, let’s get one thing straight: the odds of it being abolished are slim to...
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