Poland has had a fraught immigration policy throughout its post-communist history. Following World War II, and occupied by the Soviet Union, Poland was a satellite…
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Can the U.S and the West convince Russia to stay away from Ukraine?
Following the demise of the Soviet Union at the end of the Cold War, Russia and Ukraine have maintained a complicated and tense relationship. Russia…
The Mississippi Abortion Law
Currently, the U.S. Supreme Court is in the process of reviewing a Mississippi law that makes abortion illegal after 15 weeks of pregnancy. This law…
Feature on Mr. Anthony Ray Hinton: A Story of Bravery, Pain, and Strength
“Race, poverty, inadequate legal assistance, and prosecutorial indifference to innocence conspired to create a textbook example of injustice. I can’t think of a case that…
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization
When Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg died in September, 2020, she was remembered as a trailblazer and protector of women’s rights, first as a lawyer, and…
Which Knowledge is Power? – Summer 2021 Reading Book
At the end of every school year, the Summer Book Committee, made up of students and teachers, convenes to choose the upper school’s summer reading…
Brazil and the United States: Two Different Nations, One Mishandling of the Pandemic
The Brazilian Senate has recommended that the Brazilian President, Jair Bolsonaro, face homicidal charges because of his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. Brazil has been…
An Update on the Texas Abortion Law
This May, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed a law completely banning abortion after six weeks of pregnancy. The law, considered the most rigid and extreme…
Biden’s Budget Bill
Following a party-line vote that terminated the Biden Administration’s budget proposal at the beginning of October, the Federal Government is trying to avoid a future…
The Year of COVID
It has been nearly eighteen months since COVID -19 turned our lives upside down. The past year has certainly been one of the most difficult…