On September 21st, 1949, revolutionary leader Mao Zedong proclaimed that “the Chinese people have stood up!” The declaration came following the Chinese “Century of Humiliation,”…
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On August 21, the Spanish Women’s National Soccer Team won an electric World Cup Final match against England. The game closed out a tournament that…
You may often hear on the news or in daily conversation words of pessimism about American power on the world stage. Many claim that the…
The word “seismic” has filled the media since October 7, 2023. The Israel-Hamas War, which has affected millions of Israeli and Palestinian people, represents one…
This summer, for the first time in the history of the United States, a group of young climate activists successfully sued the government for its…
In 432 B.C., Pericles’ mighty Athenian Empire instituted the Megarian Decree – the first recorded instance of economic sanctions and a boycott as a foreign…
On October 25th, 2023, Representative Mike Johnson became Speaker of the House. His sudden rise to power came as a shock to most; Johnson is…
It’s easy to get discouraged by the state of left-leaning politics in the United States. As of late, President Biden has consistently and unsurprisingly not…
Over the past few months, investors have battled over the likelihood of a recession, defined as two consecutive quarters of negative GDP growth. Some assert…
The emerging conflict in the Middle East has relegated the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war into the shadows. Yet the battles rage on. Although the fog of…