Unsung Defiance
POLITICAL POWER · LAW AND COURTS
May 5, 2025
The knock came just after dawn.
Then the boots. Then the
shouting.
In Mandalay, Myanmar, a young
law student watched peaceful…
The Quiet Fire in Sükhbaatar
Square
POLITICAL POWER · VOTING RIGHTS · ASIA
May 3, 2025
They had rehearsed the chants.
Hulan told them to be louder
than the rock bands.
It was December 10, 1989—
International Human Rights Day
—and Mongolia’s first public
protest in over half a century
was set to begin in the…
The Classroom Clampdown
WHITE HOUSE · LAW AND COURTS
April 22, 2025
It started with a phrase:
“patriotic education.” And it
didn’t stop there.
By spring 2025, teachers across…
The Last Bridge
IMMIGRATION · POLITICAL POWER · EUROPE
April 21, 2025
They gathered the boats, broken
and splintered, from the shores
of Lampedusa. That first
summer, he stood there alone
among them, laying a wreath…
The Border Was Just a
Line—Until It Wasn’t
COMMUNITY · VERMONT · QUEBEC
April 15, 2025
By the time they told Canadians
to use the back door, the
building had already made its…
Getting Greenland
WHITE HOUSE · WAR AND SECURITY
April 11, 2025
Why Trump’s Greenland Push
Isn’t Just a Gimmick—But Still
Won’t Fly
Donald Trump’s renewed interest…
Banned in Plain Sight
POLITICAL POWER · LAW AND COURTS
April 10, 2025
How America is narrowing what
you can read, watch, and teach.
By the time they pulled the…
Elbows Up
POLITICAL POWER · CANADA · UNITED STATES
April 10, 2025
“Canada is not for sale.” The
words were silent, mouthed
rather than spoken, but they
thundered across North America.
It was March 2025, and Mike…
Harvard’s Free Tuition
Initiative
COST OF LIVING · PUBLIC FINANCE
March 25, 2025
: Expanding Access to Higher
Education for Middle-Income
Families
Harvard University has made a
groundbreaking announcement
that will significantly
increase accessibility to its
world-class education for…