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Violence against children surged during Covid; let’s ensure it doesn’t happen again
As the world continues to reckon with the fifth anniversary of COVID-19 being declared a global pandemic, communities and industries are still processing its impact. In addition to the millions of lives lost, we’ve seen widespread economic downturn, a global decline in international travel, and reduced access to healthcare and other essential services. But there is […]
U.S. Foreign Policy and the Myth of Victimhood
According to billionaire Donald Trump, the world’s wealthiest country has long been financially abused by virtually all other nations. While announcing his protective tariffs on “Liberation Day,” the president asserted: “For decades, our country has been looted, pillaged, raped, and plundered by nations near and far, both friend and foe alike.” History, however, reveals a very different narrative […]
Protecting American Oil and Other Companies Overseas Key to America First Policies
As President Trump endeavors to protect the American economy, one area in need of better focus is to do more to protect American companies abroad. With tariff policies creating hostility from the many nations losing business in the United States, the administration must set up defensive polices to protect our own on foreign territory. An […]
U.S.-Iran Nuclear Agreement Remains Elusive: Ten Enduring Obstacles
Despite repeated diplomatic overtures, the prospect of a comprehensive agreement between the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran continues to fade with each passing round of indirect negotiations. Whether in Vienna, Doha, Muscat, or Rome, envoys from both sides have circled the same terrain for over a decade, yet tangible results remain elusive. […]
President Trump is Right to Protect Medicaid
Republicans in Congress are about to step on an electoral landmine. The House of Representatives is working on a budget plan that will make deep cuts to Medicaid. President Donald J. Trump has been clear that he is opposed to cuts to Medicaid. If Congress listens to President Trump and looks at polling data, they […]
Helping Boys to Grow Up Requires More than Viral Moments
Adolescence has surpassed Bridgerton to become one of the most watched Netflix series of all time. Not only is it compelling television, but it has also sparked widespread conversation about masculinity, prompting conversations in homes, classrooms, and policy circles. Its influence has been so significant that even the British Prime Minister has endorsed plans to […]
The American Dream is Slipping Away
America has lost grasp of the American Dream. To many families, the white picket fence, 2.5 kids and 1-2 vacations per year no longer seems feasible. With the stock market plummeting, due to Trump’s reckless tariffs, it is a wonder if the American Dream will ever again be a reality. While the public focus has […]
Break the Silence: Expanding Sexual Assault Prevention in Trusted Spaces
Every 68 seconds, an American is sexually assaulted. Every year there are an average of 463,634 victims (age 12 or older) of rape and sexual assault in the United States. Unfortunately, there seems to be no end of news about high profile cases of sexual assault, including Hollywood director James Toback ordered to pay $1.7 billion […]
Trump: America’s Most Successful Politician?
Oprah Winfrey: “If you ever ran for president, would you?” Trump: “I’m going to be honest with you, Oprah. If I ever ran, I’d win. I know I’d win. I’m a smart person. I have a great instinct for this, and I think I could do it.” This interaction between Oprah Winfrey and Donald Trump […]
Higher Education in the United States is Not a Zero-Sum Game
The Trump administration’s recent threats to Harvard and many other U.S. universities — putatively an attempt to call out and quash antisemitism on campus — are little more than a cynical attempt to control American universities in order to advance autocracy and oligarchy in the United States. I teach German and European studies at the […]