Finding Common Ground Between Border Security and Respect For Human Rights
On March 27th 2023, a massive fire at a migrant detention center at Ciudad Juarez in Mexico killed 40 people while seriously injuring 27 others. The tragedy ultimately highlights the effects of harmful new policies. While effective border security will always remain important to the United States, policy must be measured so that it balances respect for human rights with national security priorities.
TikTok’s Trojan Horse
TikTok, the app that has taken the world by storm with its addictive short videos, has sparked a heated debate over its potential to threaten the United States’ national security: Data collection practices that could potentially compromise American national security interests, especially due to TikTok’s ownership by Chinese company ByteDance; Second, the concern that TikTok’s algorithm is recklessly showing its users content that could be especially harmful to youth.
What Does Political Representation Mean?
American democracy is founded on principles for providing fair and equal representation to all citizens, but how representative is it really? Are some democracies more representative than others? Yes, and democracies using proportional representation provide their citizens with a more representative form of government.
The Rise of Democratic Elitism in the Era of Celebrity Politics
Democratic elitism refers to the belief or idea that a select group of individuals, who are deemed to be more knowledgeable, should make a decision on behalf of society as a whole. With the rise of celebrities as public political advocates, should we fear a situation where a small group of individuals, including celebrities, are driving the conversations around what is best for society while ignoring the voices of the broader population?
Free Speech and Our Campus: What Kind of Community Do We Want?
In today’s contentious and divided political environment, what should colleges and universities do to meet the roles and responsibilities of higher education to foster the campus community we want? Read our deliberative discussion issue guide on Free Speech: How Do We Foster the Community We Want? and join our deliberative forum on Monday March 20th @ 4:30pm ET.
Ukraine: One Year Later
President Zelenskyy has pledged a path to victory for Ukraine in 2023, calling the past year Ukraine’s “longest day.” We look back over the past year at Russia’s declaration of war which sparked an ongoing conflict resulting in a global energy crisis, a humanitarian crisis, devastating loss of human life, and a reworking of how Western nations support democratically-governed countries.