Op-Eds
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Democratic Upsets Could Spell Disaster For Lasting Climate Action
For Democrats, November’s midterms gave them the ability to block the President’s agenda. In the process, they may have unintentionally destroyed any potential for bipartisan action on climate change.
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American News and What Really Matters in the 2018 Pakistani Election
American media coverage of the recent election in Pakistan displays a continuous and trite rhetoric towards politics in Pakistan. The press outlets insist on sticking to rudimentary and outdated reporting that offers nothing new and does not push the envelope towards a new understanding of a society on brink of a societal change. The election of Imran Khan and the victory of Pakistan’s Tehreek-e-Insaf has historical importance for the people of Pakistan, even if not from the political standpoints of the United States.
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The Affordable Care Act’s Delicate Balance Is Causing Its Demise
The framers of the law now commonly referred to as “Obamacare” went to great lengths to mix privately-administered healthcare with government funding and regulation. That effort left the law complicated, controversial, and completely open to political sabotage.
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Charlottesville’s Housing Crisis is Coming
What steps is Charlottesville taking to stave off its impending shortage of affordable housing?
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The Surprising Politics of the Hallyu Wave
Hallyu, literally translated as the “flow of Korea,” refers to the recent explosion of South Korea cultural exports around the world. The most significant mainstays are in the realm of entertainment, spearheaded by the booming popularity of Korean pop music and trailed by the rise of beauty, food, and television. The rise of cultural popularity may not seem particularly influential, but for a small political hotspot like South Korea, hallyu is a big deal. South Korea has moved to make preparations to make it the main industry of export in anticipation of its future prosperity.
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Climate Change Denial is a Humanitarian Crisis
We are running out of time for American climate policy to evolve.
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#WeAreNotInvisible is Asian American History in the Making
This past October, the Asian Leaders Council (ALC) at U.Va. released a report pushing for academic reform, citing the need for increased Asian/Pacific Islander American representation in both faculty hiring and course offerings. This recent bout of activism parallels and follows a long, fraught history of academic reform in American history, one in which students at the University can both learn from and contribute to.
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Looking back at Virginia’s 5th District Congressional Race, by the numbers: Promising Signs for Democrats Outweighed by Gerrymandering
Results from the Congressional election in Virginia’s fifth district show promising signs for Democrats while underscoring the state’s intractable gerrymandering.
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Democratizing Discovery with Citizen Science
Citizen science gives nonscientists the opportunity to participate in setting research priorities, tackling scientific crises, while also creating a world of new data for scientists to explore.
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A Case For Globalization In A World of Trumps
The 2010s has seen a dramatic rise in nationalist rhetoric and leaders across the globe, damaging the fabric of international trade and cooperation that brought increased prosperity worldwide for so long. In order to fix this damage, world leaders must ensure that no one is left behind by globalization.
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The Case for Collaboration
The artificial division between sciences and humanities is entrenched in the University, but individual collaboration can help to alleviate the separation.
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The Politics of Impeachment
Considering closely the Mueller investigation, an analysis of the effects of partisan politics on the safeguards of democracy.
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Presidential Power to Impose Tariffs: Does it Make Sense?
President Trump has caused quite a stir in the headlines recently due to enacting tariffs on numerous countries abroad. This has resulted in many Americans, both Republicans and Democrats to question why the president has this Authority in the first place. This article seeks to explore the president's power to enact tariffs and what Congress can do about it.
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Hate in America: The Trolls Undermining the Bridge
The alt-right holds an unusually powerful sway over the discourse we hold online. Unless we pay careful attention to their growing influence, violence and political chaos will inevitably result.
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Perpetual Threats to Native Sovereignty in the Borderlands
The Native American Tribe, the Tohono O’odham Nation continues to face excessive surveillance a century and half after the U.S.-Mexican border was drawn straight through their territory.
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The Way Forward for Social Democracy
The center-left’s legacy is under assault across Western democracy, but parties in the United Kingdom, Spain, and Portugal, are showing the way forward.
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Dinosaurs and Dollar Signs
The recent publication of The Dinosaur Artist, focusing on the illegal importation and sale of vertebrate dinosaurs by a high-profile smuggler, has renewed interest in the debate between science and commercialism.
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Brett Kavanaugh and America's Sickness
The Kavanaugh controversy is symptomatic of a larger sickness in American politics that threatens to fundamentally corrupt public discourse.
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Political Appointments v. Partisan Judicial Elections, Which Reigns Supreme?
An exploration of the methods of judicial appointments and partisan elections.
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How Hip-hop Fell in Love with Arabic
The relationship between Hip-hop and Arabic is not coincidental; it is purposely used to highlight the cultural exchange in America and reject xenophobia.
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William J. Antholis Interview
William J. Antholis serves as Director and CEO of the Miller Center, a nonpartisan affiliate of the University of Virginia that specializes in presidential scholarship, public policy, and political history. Immediately prior, he served as managing director at The Brookings Institution from 2004 to 2014. Bill Antholis earned his Ph.D. from Yale University in politics (1993) and his B.A. from the University of Virginia in government and foreign affairs (1986).
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Blue Dog Blues: the Future of Democrats in the American South
Only a few decades ago, Democrats had an unshakeable hold on the American South. Can a new wave of progressive candidates win back Dixie for Democrats?
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The Battle for Open Access in Academic Publishing
Publicly funded research kept behind the paywalls of for-profit scholarly publishers is a detriment to both science and society.
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Fishing: A Hunt at the Expense of Developing Nations
Developed countries are fighting over fishing rights to absorb fish supplies, but developing countries are nonetheless hit the hardest in the global conflict over shortages.
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Enlightenment for North Koreans is More Than Just Media Freedom
Cultural humanitarianism to North Korea aims to smuggle illicit information into the country to combat a smothering propaganda machine. But there are more dangers than benefits – and more serious consequences for the people these efforts aim to help.