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Prediction markets have evolved from niche academic experiments into mainstream forecasting tools across many domains, commanding media attention and many millions of dollars in trading volume worldwide. These markets allow anyone in the United States willing to provide some basic personal information the freedom to gamble on anything from what the announcer of the Lakers game will say in their br...
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The progression of violent encounters involving Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents has drawn a significant amount of attention across the United States, raising concerns about ICE’s authority and its role within law enforcement. While ICE is legally permitted to enforce federal immigration law, its expanding use of aggressive tactics raises concerns about its abuse of power. IC...
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In 2024, the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) forecast a shortage of up to 86 thousand physicians within the next 10 years [1]. Given that America is rapidly aging and will need more health services than in years past, it is an ominous forecast [2]. However, it is not as simple as a raw shortage of doctors. Structural deficiencies within the American healthcare system have led to in...
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The Juxtaposition Between Environmental Policy of States and The Federal Government in the Trump Era
Within the United States in recent years, several contradictory environmental decisions have been executed as states have advocated for more sustainable legislation, while the federal government and private corporations have seemingly reverted to fossil fuel energy sources and adjacent supportive policy. We as a country are too familiar with President Trump’s constant reference to "beau...
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Trump’s administration is no stranger to controversy, but one topic of his second term is sparking particular outrage. Since the start of the year, immigration has engulfed mass media and filled city streets with protesters. Pro-immigration sentiment is far from new. Now, however, signs and chants are paying reference to perhaps the most infamous time in modern history: Nazi Germany [1]. Acc...
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The latest US operation in Venezuela, removing Nicolás Maduro, is arguably one of the most contentious foreign policy choices made by the Trump administration. While the Trump administration justifies their intervention as self-defense, claiming that it was a necessary measure to protect the country from drug trafficking, it opens up the door for a difficult question: Has the United States ...
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In January, the Trump administration bombarded the global stage with assertions that the United States should govern Greenland. US interest in the island dates back over a century, with officials recognizing the political, economic, and military advantage that Greenland could provide. However, annexing Greenland would be a significant violation of international norms, such as territorial integrity...
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In South Africa, language has historically been “enmeshed with hegemony and power on one hand, and powerlessness on the other” [1]. Under colonial rule, English and Afrikaans were designated as official languages, while indigenous African languages were relegated to private and informal spheres. Although the post-apartheid constitutional framework recognizes twelve official languages, ...
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Since the beginning of the second Trump administration, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), and the United States Agency for Global Media (USAGM) have lost 83 percent, 95 percent, and 25 percent of their funding, respectively [1, 2, 3]. Previously, the US government had used these three agencies to sponsor and direct civil soc...
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For decades, US-China relations have been defined by economic interdependence. American companies outsourced manufacturing to China, Chinese firms gained access to Western markets, and policymakers from both countries believed trade would promote stability [1]. However, that assumption has eroded rapidly. Today, artificial intelligence (AI) and militarization define the feud between the US and Chi...