It was meant to fulfill the dream of millions who arrived in hopes of living a more prosperous life. However, the Development, Relief, and Education Act stumbled in the Senate in 2010. The Republicans desperately tried to prevent the final vote on the bill, while others in the Senate attempted to invoke cloture, but with a final count of 55 [...]
As the United States role in the Afghanistan War winds down, terror still plagues the corners of Pakistan. Despite sending numerous aid packages and military reinforcements to Pakistan, the U.S. fails to spot the improvement militant nation. In fact, as a result, many governmental officials are contemplating whether or not to suspend all aid to Pakistan. The Associated Press reveals [...]
America, since its inception, has been rendered one of the most unique nations ever to exist, largely because of its willingness to accept international citizens as its own to a greater extent than any other. One of the most highly cherished tenants of American beliefs is birthright citizenship, or the automatic citizenship status granted to anyone born on U.S. soil. [...]
China’s long-term commitment to nuclear energy currently remains intact despite the recent Japanese reactor crisis. Chinese officials are anticipated to reveal a new 2020 capacity target of about 75 gigawatts, only a slight revision down from earlier estimates of 80-90 gigawatts. With China’s totaled installed nuclear capacity at merely 10.8 gigawatts at the end of 2010, this represents a significant [...]
Ever, since the Cold War, even before that, the United States has supported its policy of containment and enforcing democracies. Or has it? The US continually to support partners like China while its ignoring policies that it’s obligated to acknowledge. In fact, according to the Congressional Research Service on June 24th, 2011, we, “despite apparently consistent statements in four decades, [...]
As the tension between Iran, the United States, and Israel exponentially increases, one can only wonder, how long before war erupts? Presumably, Iran has been developing a means to create nuclear weapons, a feat that has not been accomplished by any radical Islamic nations to date. Needless to say, the power to destroy an entire city (and more) with one [...]
Nearly 600,000 authors represent Elsevier, a publishing company that compiles, reviews, and publishes journals across academia. However, in recent months, over 5,700 authors have joined a boycott against the organization. A statement issued in January from 34 mathematicians charges that Elsevier, along with many other publishing companies, “charge exorbitantly high prices for subscription to individual journals…makes huge profits [through a [...]
The Kashmir Conflict has plagued the minds of American politicians for years. From our traditional view of aiding Pakistan, to this recent emergence of a need to distance ourselves from them, we find ourselves more and more pressured to make a decision. Pakistan and India’s aggressiveness, arrogance, and attitude have damaged the United States image in the Southern Asia, especially [...]
Among President Obama’s many actions, perhaps his most notorious and controversial one is his health care reform bill, known as the Affordable Care Act. Now, starting Monday, March 26, 2012, the bill will be reviewed by the one of the nation’s most venerable institutions, the Supreme Court. The first thing the court will do is go through three days of [...]
China is everywhere. Its manufactured goods lie on the shelves of every department store, school and home. Thus, it has become more and more essential that as China’s biggest customer, the United States keeps a close watch on China’s leadership – an entity that has an unyielding control over China’s economic and military path. Traditionally, China changes its leadership about [...]
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China’s long-term commitment to nuclear energy currently remains intact despite the recent Japanese reactor crisis. Chinese officials are anticipated to reveal a new 2020 capacity target of about 75 gigawatts, only a slight revision down from earlier estimates of 80-90 gigawatts. With China’s totaled installed nuclear capacity at merely 10.8 gigawatts at the end of 2010, this represents a significant [...]
It was meant to fulfill the dream of millions who arrived in hopes of living a more prosperous life. However, the Development, Relief, and Education Act stumbled in the Senate in 2010. The Republicans desperately tried to prevent the final vote on the bill, while others in the Senate attempted to invoke cloture, but with a final count of 55 [...]
As the United States role in the Afghanistan War winds down, terror still plagues the corners of Pakistan. Despite sending numerous aid packages and military reinforcements to Pakistan, the U.S. fails to spot the improvement militant nation. In fact, as a result, many governmental officials are contemplating whether or not to suspend all aid to Pakistan. The Associated Press reveals [...]
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