The Trump administration’s travel bans repudiate American traditions of tolerance and pluralism by rejecting those seeking new beginnings and promoting generalized narratives about Islam and Muslims. Not only is accepting refugees into the United States the right the thing to do, but it is also the most American thing to do. Continue Reading
President Trump’s comparison of Mexico to Egypt, and possibly to the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, adopts a securitized view of the United States’ own region—and could be perceived as framing Mexico as a hostile, uncooperative nation. Continue Reading
The election of Donald Trump as president of the United States and his aggressive behavior toward Mexico have greatly boosted the presidential campaign of Andrés Manuel López Obrador. Continue Reading
On April 22, scientists and science supporters gathered at Sam Houston Park for the Houston March for Science. March for Science, which took place in cities all over the world including Washington D.C., London, Berlin, and Tokyo, was organized as… Continue Reading
Until the Mexican government is more proactive in preventing violence against journalists and prosecuting those who commit these acts of violence, journalists cannot work unafraid, and the nation cannot expect quality news from its media outlets. Continue Reading
The public dismissal of legislators-elect Sixtus Leung and Yau Wai-Ching by prominent Chinese Communist Party authorities demonstrates the Party’s fear that its mandate is waning in Hong Kong, and that the success of governance reform in the special administrative region might encourage challenges to CCP authority in China proper. Continue Reading
Significant reforms in Latin America’s public education systems will only occur over generations. However, in the non-war context the region is currently enjoying, it may be wise for some Latin American countries to pull away from military spending to support the education sector. Continue Reading