Thursday, December 3, 2020
It was a heroic last-ditch effort to save an agreement that President Trump has called the “worst deal ever” (2). On April 23, President Macron of France met President Trump at the White House to discuss the Iran nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) […]
Whenever I enter my family’s kitchen, I always take an extra moment of time to gaze upon our beloved can opener, admiring its chiseled stainless steel surface, its flawless flexibility, and its luxurious handle. Neither a Rolex watch nor an iPhone X could be more exquisitely and fastidiously designed. The […]
When U.S.-led coalition forces managed to ferret out the remnants of Islamic State (ISIS) from their strongholds throughout Syria, many hoped the seven-year-long civil war, which began in 2011 with protests against the Assad regime, would finally grind to a halt (1, 2). But if the first few months of […]
It is January 9th, 10 a.m. in Panmunjom, a village in the middle of the demilitarized zone that stretches between North and South Korea. Officials from both countries have gathered to discuss the possibility of North Korea’s participation in the Winter Olympics, beginning February 9th, in the South Korean city […]
Boom and bust You can use it to buy a pizza, rent a hotel room, or pay for a bounty of illegal drugs. It’s public but anonymous, volatile but limited in supply, wildly popular but hardly well understood. If you had bought $1,000 worth in 2010 and held on to […]