By: Casey Anderson Two states in the United States recently passed measures legalizing the recreational use of marijuana. While this is treated as a somewhat comical situation in the U.S., it has unintended ramifications for foreign policy in Latin America with regards to the war on drugs. The United States has historically shaped drug policy in Latin America, ensuring the [...]
By: Gabriel Delaney Comprehensive immigration reform is a policy accomplishment that has eluded President Obama thus far in his presidency. The whole of Congress has stalled on the issue, leaving behind more than 11 million undocumented immigrants in a state of quasi-American citizenship that neither grants them a right to a free life nor holds them accountable for paying into [...]
By: Anthony Cruz Under the leadership of Hugo Chavez, Venezuela has seen itself become a more prominent (and often controversial) participant in the international community. In this capacity, Venezuela has also become more of a nuisance to American foreign policy, forging relations with many states that have records of acting as adversaries toward Washington. Furthermore, Chavez has branded himself a [...]
By: Tomas Piedrahita On October 31, 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court heard the oral arguments for two cases involving the use of drug-sniffing dogs. At the heart of these cases, Florida v. Harris and Florida v. Jardines, is the Fourth Amendment, also know as the constitutional “right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, [...]
By: Benjamin Droz I am pretty certain that author Greg Gutfeld would hate nothing more than for me to begin a review of his latest book, The Joy of Hate: How to Triumph over Whiners in the Age of Phony Outrage, with a quote by Friedrich Nietzsche, but unfortunately, such a quote could not be more applicable. Nietzsche once wrote, [...]
By: Aidan McConnell As Argentina contends with rising inflation, looming economic stagnation, and concerns about a return to authoritarianism, protests—some 700,000 strong—have rocked the streets of Buenos Aires and cities around the world. Comprised of predominantly middle-income Argentinian citizens, the demonstrations primarily stem from reforms and policy directives of the nation’s controversial president, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, and are fueled [...]
By: Jonathan Fried In April 2010, Anna Tsiotsias (C’14) and Frances Rodriguez (C’15) faced off in the final round of twelve at the prestigious high school debate Tournament of Champions. The event was Congressional Debate, and the first mock bill on the agenda proposed capping non-defense discretionary spending. Their four-minute speeches were eloquent and fast-paced, their arguments rigorously substantiated and [...]
Jane Harman is a former Democratic Representative from California. She currently serves as the director of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Why did you decided to give up your position in Congress to head the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars? JH: It was a challenge I could not refuse. I was honored to serve in Congress for [...]
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