Had there been enough political will from the Salvadoran government to attempt to solve the T.P.S situation, they would have sought bilateral meetings with the Trump administration and resort to an action as old as time: realpolitik.
Category: Politics & Society
The Opioid Crisis Hits College Campuses
Without support from the government, many universities are taking initiative as thousands of students suffer silently with addiction.
American Power and Ignorance: a View from Abroad
Hansen’s deeply personal account of her years in Turkey relays a historical critique of American power, the relationship between our racial history and foreign policy, and American exceptionalism.
Contesting the Supreme Court’s Travel Ban Approval: A Case against National Security Exceptionalism
The Court’s arguments in granting wide deference to the executive in national security matters has largely followed an “exceptionalist logic.”
Deferred action on DACA deepens immigration controversy
The Contemporary investigated the effects of rescinding DACA on Trinity University students, weighed the competing legal and practical issues, and addressed the diverse array of campus dialogue and discourse.
In Defense of DACA: An Appeal to Utility, Morality, and Constitutionality
To place such an important segment of society at risk clearly reveals where our president’s values lie.
Argentina’s presidency of the G-20 is its chance for international leadership
How will Argentina’s G20 presidency impact its global influence and national politics?
DACA was an unwise and illegal immigration policy
If we’re going to grant citizenship to illegal immigrants, we must be more choosy and the process should run through the established democratic channels.
San Antonio vs. Confederate symbols?
Should we honor people who fought to continue slavery and further white supremacy? Absolutely not. Slavery and white supremacy are contrary to the values Americans profess, although they are unfortunately not contrary to our country’s foundations or actions.
An open letter to progressives: defending conservatism and free speech
That is what makes America so great: our true dedication to free speech and in building a diverse nation of many into one.