The EPA’s proposed Power Plant Rule aims to drastically cut carbon dioxide emissions from coal-fired power plants, which produce a significant share of the nation’s greenhouse gases. While the rule’s ambitious targets for emissions reduction have sparked controversy, it underscores the need for innovation in carbon capture technologies and renewable energy to effectively combat climate change.
As more women apply to college than men, they face increasingly higher admissions standards, particularly at elite universities striving for gender-balanced classes. Despite progress in gender equality in higher education, this trend raises concerns about unintentional discrimination against women in the admissions process.
Endless suburbs, highways, and urban sprawl seem to define the modern American city due to various cultural and political reasons. Yet such development contradicts the fundamental desires of the American public. How can cities work to transform their infrastructure to embrace both urbanization and walkability?
Both in 19th century and modern-day U.S. politics, the public charge clause serves as a problematic vessel for anti-immigration rhetoric and movements.
In a world of rapidly evolving technologies in reproductive medicine, adaptation is both a challenge and a necessity. The development of ectogestation and similar reproductive technologies calls into question abortion legislation and cultural norms across the United States.
Today, the docile role of the homemaking woman may seem to be a figure of the past, but has in fact revived itself through a social media trend termed the Stay-At-Home Girlfriend.
The Selective Services system has negatively impacted the livelihoods of men for decades. Assuming this system will remain in place, it begs the question of whether or not women should also be required to register.
President Javier Milei's rise in Argentina highlights working-class frustration with political elites amid economic and social crises. His election mirrors populist trends that have recently been observed on a global scale.
A wave of diplomatic breakdown between France and its former colonies has swept West Africa, stirring a heated debate and reflecting escalating anti-colonial sentiments. The controversy highlights historical tensions and calls for a reevaluation of France’s relationship with the region.
The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s ambitious foreign policy to foster infrastructure and economic development and to create a trade network with China as the central hub. To overcome perceived predatory perspective of the BRI, China needs to be more involved in the management of funds in their partner countries, especially for developing countries with historically corrupt or unstable governments.
The issue of gun rights is incredibly potent in the modern political and societal culture in the United States, coming under intense review and partisan criticism in recent years. However, not nearly enough attention is being given to such a crucial topic ahead of the upcoming election cycle, one that will prove crucial for the future of the nation’s precedent on gun control.