Editors’ Picks
Not So Dope Anymore: The Consequences of Russia’s Steroid Scandal
Russian athletes have been banned from representing their country in the 2016 Olympics after a widespread doping scandal. How will the Kremlin respond?
Syria, Colonialism, and the Yale Art Gallery
“The excavations [of Dura Europos] done by the Yale team in the early part of the twentieth century likely saved these priceless pieces of religious and cultural history from the merciless destruction of the Islamic State. But they did so at a price—removing these pieces from their homeland and rehoming them in the basement of a Western university.”
Don’t Forget, and Don’t Give In
Madeleine Colbert asks us not to accept defeat and defeatism on gun control.
Not a Game: Brazil in Crisis on the Eve of the Olympics
The President of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff is on trial for impeachment, and the three people in line to replace her may soon be too. Wracked with a crashing economy, corruption protests, and the Zika virus, Rio prepares for the 2016 Summer Olympics.
A Brief Guide to the Peruvian Election in Simple English (And Some Spanish)
Pedro Pablo Kuczynski won the Presidency by the narrowest margin in Peruvian history. Ana Barros breaks down the election results.
Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt: Undue Burden in the Lone Star State
Stella Shannon explains what the most recent Supreme Court decision on abortion means for Texas and for the nation.
Who ISIS Really Wants: How the Islamic State Lures Women Over the Internet
“If you agree to marry me, I’ll treat you like a queen.” Amanda Vosburgh breaks down the social media tactics of the Islamic State’s campaign to recruit Western women.
What Now, Justice? A Q&A with Utah v. Strieff
Stella Shannon goes in depth on the ramifications of Utah v. Strieff, the Supreme Court’s latest Fourth Amendment case.