The Academic Currency Crisis: Why Grade Caps and "Shrinkflation" Threaten Higher Education
When a student at Bowdoin College recently opted to switch her grading status from a standard letter grade to a "credit/D/fail" option, it wasn’t because she was struggling. In fact, she was excelling. She made the change because she was…
Brinkmanship in the Strait: Escalating Tensions Threaten Fragile U.S.-Iran Peace Process
The Persian Gulf, a region that serves as the jugular vein of the global energy market, is once again witnessing a dangerous escalation of hostilities. Despite a formal agreement between the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran to extend a…
The Polarized Jury Box: How Ideology and ‘Stealth Jurors’ Threaten High-Profile Trials
A deadlocked jury in the federal trial of the man accused of sparking the devastating Palisades Fire has ignited intense concern among legal experts that political ideology, systemic frustration, and social media polarization are increasingly…
Diplomacy on a Knife’s Edge: Trump Urges Restraint as Beirut Strikes Threaten Historic U.S.-Iran Peace Accord
BEIRUT/WASHINGTON – A fragile peace process aimed at ending the catastrophic war between the United States and Iran teetered on the brink of collapse Sunday. Even as international mediators signaled that a final agreement was within reach, a series of…
