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Letter from the Editor
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Building Shields or Sharpening Swords?

This article explores the rapidly expanding military-industrial complex and asks whether our technological prowess is truly securing peace or merely accelerating an inevitable global conflict.

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Conspiracy: Thoughts on Information, Truth, and Deception

Using the JFK assassination as a cautionary tale, this piece examines how "small fibs" and moral licensing fuel a modern conspiracy culture that threatens to collapse our shared sense of reality.

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Mandala Legacies, Modern Borders, and the Thailand–Cambodia Conflict

Discover how the ancient "mandala" state system continues to shape modern Southeast Asian diplomacy, explaining why traditional Western ceasefires struggle to resolve centuries-old border disputes.

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Democracy Dies with a Whimper, Not with a Bang

Drawing on first-hand reporting from the fading Generation Z protests in Morocco, this article argues that democracy is often lost through attrition and incremental authoritarianism rather than sudden upheaval.

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Following an Antique Drum: The Case Against Back-In-The-Day Politics

This critique of weaponized nostalgia explores how "back-in-the-day" rhetoric on both sides of the political aisle hampers progress and traps the nation in a mythological past.

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Venezuela Isn't Iraq or Afghanistan: Here's What We Can Learn From Recent History

Analyzing the recent capture of Nicolás Maduro, Ford argues that Venezuela’s unique democratic tradition offers a hopeful roadmap for transition that avoids the pitfalls of previous U.S. military interventions.

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Going Viral: Online Political Activism Isn’t What You Think It Is

While a hashtag might feel like a movement, this article challenges the effectiveness of "slacktivism" and highlights why tangible, traditional methods of engagement are still required for real-world change.

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Lo Que Pasó a Hawaii: Priced out of Paradise

This piece investigates how U.S. colonization and overtourism have displaced Native Hawaiians and explores the policy lessons Puerto Rico can learn to preserve its own sovereignty and culture.

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History Matters: How College Campuses Have Always Shaped America’s Political Future

Tracing the legacy of student activism from the Civil Rights Movement to today, this article illustrates how college campuses serve as vital catalysts for long-term social and political transformation.

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Access Is Immunity: Why We’re Still Not Angry Enough

A deep dive into how social insulation and wealth function as immunity for powerful men, this article calls for a disruption of the structural systems that protect the powerful over the vulnerable.

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Roe-d to Ruin: Why the Supreme Court had to Curtail its Approach to Liberty and Abortion

This article argues for a restoration of the Founders’ vision of liberty, asserting that untethering freedom from shared moral standards has historically undermined the people's power to govern themselves.

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The Epic History of Tariffs in America

By tracing the evolution of trade policy from the Tariff Act of 1789 to the present, this history illustrates why sweeping tariffs are often a net negative in our complex, modern global economy.

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The Past, Misquoted: Learning Nothing

This article warns against the dangers of "rhetorical inflation," arguing that labeling political opponents as "Nazis" or "communists" trivializes history and makes genuine democratic dialogue impossible.