Can an ancient historian’s masterwork provide the keys to defeating ISIS twenty-four hundred years later?
To Save Our Athens
Category: United States
The Other Refugee Crisis
Thousands of Central Americans—many of them minors—are making the dangerous trek north in search of safety and opportunity. A simple change in rhetoric could help them stay in the United States.
The Public Health Crisis of Counterfeit Drugs
Counterfeit drugs pose an astronomical and international public health concern because they threaten both the patients’ health and trust in the health care system.
A New Deal: The Gig Economy and the Future of Labor
American workers are struggling. New technologies are poised to make it worse.
More Words, Less Change: Breaking Down the President’s “Testing Action Plan”
The recent standardized testing guidelines issued by the Department of Education represent a substantial shift in the Obama administration’s rhetoric but avoid actual policy changes.
America’s Second-Class Citizens: The Lost Puerto Rican Vote
Unbeknownst to most, millions of Americans are currently denied one of the fundamental rights of citizenship—the right to vote.
From Where Are You?
By implementing the ZIP code, the United States Postal Service has accidentally corroded how some Americans understand personal geography. For others, ZIP codes have helped give shape to communities that otherwise had no claim to legitimacy.
Socioeconomic Inequity and the SAT: A Brief History
The changes to the test coming in March 2016 are positive steps, but won’t eliminate the racial and socioeconomic biases that have plagued the SAT throughout its history.
Activism is Dead
Silenced by money, American food and environmental activism has lost its integrity. The result: a corrupted Congress and a duped citizenry.
Lead and Crime: An Environmental Victory
Violent crime in America has dropped fairly consistently over the past few decades. Research indicates that environmental policy may have played a significant role.