Rechazo: Why Chile Rejected a Progressive Constitution
Last month, Chile resoundingly voted down a constitution that would have protected a multitude of civil rights. What went wrong?
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Will the Future of Abortion Litigation Rest on Religious Freedom Claims?
The summer’s news cycle has been dominated by stories of supreme and state court rulings eroding social protections secured by landmark cases over past decades. The overturning of Roe v. Wade by way of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization…
When Infrastructure Expires: The Fight Over Dams in New Hampshire Mill Towns
Exeter’s colonial buildings look the same as they did ten years ago, but the town sounds different now. There’s a gushing noise in the background as if someone’s breathing through their teeth. For over one hundred years, the Exeter River…
Snowdrop: A Korean TV Show and the Distortion of History
1980s, South Korea –– Bak Jong-cheol, a student leader at Seoul National University, was one of many young activists struggling against the South Korean military dictatorship. Later, when Bak was interrogated for his involvement with pro-democracy movements, he refused to…
Between Two Populisms: Colombia’s Choice
On May 29, 2022, millions of Colombians voted for change. Since 1998, the country’s broadly right-leaning governments have all been heirs to an old political establishment. Two of its past four presidents — Andrés Pastrana and Juan Manuel Santos, directly…
Heating Up: Miami’s Tech Renaissance Takes Off
Delian Asparouhov was an unlikely origin for an unlikely movement. An MIT dropout, he’s worked for a little over three years at the venture capital firm Founders Fund, led by Peter Thiel and Keith Rabois—two deities of the tech world….
Pointing to Nothing: The Promise and Failure of New Haven’s Civilian Review Board
After Emma Jones’ son Malik was murdered by police in 1997, she spent the next 23 years working to create a Civilian Review Board for police accountability. But now that one exists, she thinks it’s time for New Haven to go back to the drawing board.
Rising US-Chinese Tensions Chill Academic Collaboration at Yale and Beyond
There is no doubt that deep ties exist between Yale and its Chinese students, alumni, and peer institutions. But these bonds exist in a world of geopolitical maneuvering.