Trump Seeks Closure of U.S. Department of EducationPRINT AS PDF On Thursday, March 20, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at closing the U.S. Department of […]

Authoritarian TwilightPRINT AS PDF Literature is a mirror that reflects where we are. Literature is a telescope that peers into possible futures. In the […]

Education Secretary Readies Staff for Department’s EliminationPRINT AS PDF On March 3, U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon spoke to the U.S. Department of Education’s (DOE) staff upon her c […]

The Great American BetrayalPRINT AS PDF There are moments in history when the conduct of leaders does not merely embarrass a nation but endangers its very soul. […]

Europe Faces an Approaching Time for ChoosingPRINT AS PDF President Trump continues to extort Ukraine with what amounted to an economic colonization proposal all the while he […]

History’s Ominous EchoesPRINT AS PDF On September 29, 1938, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State George S. Messersmith wrote a prescient letter to Secretary of […]

U.S. Department of Education Faces Uncertain FuturePRINT AS PDF February started with news reports that the White House is preparing an executive order to eliminate the U.S. Department […]

The United States Goes RoguePRINT AS PDF The Trump Administration has been in office for less than two weeks. Yet, it has already flouted legal constraints, […]

Hudson River Ices Up PRINT AS PDF New York City is on track to see its coldest January in a decade. It has also experienced its coldest seven-day period […]

Snowstorm Blankets New York City Region PRINT AS PDF A snowstorm brought snow to the New York City area. Although Central Park registered 1.6” of snow, LaGuardia Airport s […]

A Visit to MOMA PRINT AS PDF Following the Christmas holiday, I visited the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA). MOMA was established in 1929 with the goal […]

2024 Set to Become Warmest Year on RecordPRINT AS PDF 2024 will easily become the world’s hottest year on record so far. Only unprecedented cold for the remainder of D […]

Is the World Moving Closer to a New Climate EpochPRINT AS PDF Imagine taking a trip into the not-so-distant future. The year is 2050. It is now 20 years since the rate of global […]

South Korea Dodges Coup AttemptPRINT AS PDF On December 3, deeply unpopular South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law. The military’s Defense C […]

How Authoritarian Populists Consolidate Power and Implications for a Second Trump TermPRINT AS PDF Democracy is fragile. When confidence in institutions is lost and the will to defend them evaporates, democracy is lost. […]

COP 29 Becomes the Latest Failure to Address Climate Change PRINT AS PDF 2024 remains on track to become the hottest year on record on all of the major climate data sets. To avoid setting a new […]

Election 2024: The Breakthrough of the Trump Message PRINT AS PDF In the wake of Donald Trump’s victory, Democrats are scrambling for answers that explain their defeat in the P […]

Trump Wins a Return to the White HousePRINT AS PDF On November 5th, former President Donald Trump won the 2024 Presidential election. He won both the popular vote and […]

Three Major Newspapers Abruptly Abandon Presidential EndorsementsPRINT AS PDF With less than two weeks to go to arguably the most consequential U.S. Presidential election since perhaps before the […]