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Wed, September 27, 2023 | 11:03

Armenians are starving at Azerbaijan's hands. Why isn't Biden doing more to help?

Last year on World Food Day, President Joe Biden reaffirmed his commitment to a world where “no child has to go to bed hungry, no parent has to worry about how to feed their family, and no one has to face food insecurity.” In that same speech, Biden highlighted how the United States had that year alone committed more than $9 billion in lifesaving humanitarian assistance to vu...

2023-09-04 16:00

Biden heads to Southeast Asia, but his itinerary is 'exactly backward'

When President Joe Biden visits Vietnam after his stop at the Group of 20 summit in New Delhi this month, he is expected to upgrade our two nations' bilateral relationship to a “strategic partnership.” The shift will mark a significant turning for both countries. But it should not come at the cost of skipping the summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations around the...

2023-09-03 16:00

Populist candidate Javier Milei offers easy answers to Argentina's hard problems

Argentina has been pummeled by one economic crisis after another for a generation. It has the third-highest inflation rate in the world and a bad habit of defaulting on debt, and 40% of its population is living in poverty.

2023-08-31 16:00

Here's some essential advice for freshmen from a university president

Members of America's college Class of 2027 will soon begin four critical years of their lives. I'm a university president who's about to preside over my 11th incoming class, and there are a few things I think every first-year student should consider to get the most out of college.

2023-08-31 15:40

The real problem with all-electric cars

All-electric cars? Hold that thought. First, let's give Vivek Ramaswamy some credit for one of his answers during the Republican primary debate last week

2023-08-30 16:00

I'm banned from visiting my family in North Korea. When will the US change this policy?

My grandfather rarely spoke, except through his saxophone. He was a man of few words but a lot of heart. I can't pinpoint when exactly I learned that he was born in what is now called North Korea, but I do remember thinking, “I'm too old to be learning this for the first time.” Like thousands of Korean Americans, my family is still divided by the ongoing war in Korea and the ...

2023-08-29 16:00

Haiti needs a new UN mission, this time led by the US

By James StavridisFor decades, Haiti has struggled to avoid tumbling into deeply challenging conditions. It has been repeatedly beset by poor leadership, dictatorships and natural disasters like hurricanes and earthquakes, which are often followed by outbreaks of disease.Today, the nation of more than 11 million people seems to have reached a nadir. After the assassination of...

2023-08-28 16:00

GOP debate made it clear that cutting humanities from universities is a danger to humankind

Bedazzled by the lucrative allures of STEM and the popularity of business degrees, universities have been defunding their humanities programs and transforming themselves into vocational training centers with five-star gyms. Foreign language departments are being eliminated at state universities and history, philosophy and English literature majors are on the chopping block ev...

2023-08-27 16:00

How to help animals and their people recover from catastrophes like the Maui fire

An estimated 3,000 pets were still missing more than a week after deadly wildfires ripped through Maui. When disasters of this magnitude strike, people often flee with their pets if it's possible for them to quickly grab their dogs, cats or other kinds of companion animals. However, they may not have time to gather their animals during a quick-onset event like a wildfire, or ...

2023-08-24 16:00

US, Iran prisoner swap negotiations

Negotiating with Iran is never easy or uncontroversial. But it's often necessary to solve problems - or in one case, to free Americans who were imprisoned unjustly by the Iranian authorities.

2023-08-24 15:40

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