SAT changes: it’s about time
It’s about time! If the College Board really believes that the SAT is a predictor of college success, it must bring the test in line with reality.
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Don’t taste the forbidden fruit
Lawmakers must not taste the forbidden fruit and compromise our armed services: there is certainly no peace dividend to be found in our time.
Obama’s options
The proverbial ball is in Russia’s court. Economic and diplomatic sanctions will continue to mount if the situation in Crimea does not deescalate.
Rebranding or reconsolidation: Russia’s invasion of the Crimea
Putin has seized the opportunity to use the crisis in Ukraine as display of 21st Century Russia, taking care to distinguish this military endeavor from Soviet-era tactics.
Putin’s dangerous hypocrisy
Putin’s actions in response to the crisis in Ukraine stand in direct contrast to his proclaimed stance on Syria.
Uganda, Nigeria, and Africa’s tortured relationship with gays
Homosexuality is illegal in thirty-eight out of fifty-four countries in Africa, and Mauritania actually has the death penalty as an option
Professors, we see you!
While Kristof’s op-ed is motivated by a genuine and indeed important concern about the inaccessibility of research in academic disciplines, it nonetheless makes vast and misleading generalizations.
The weekly rewind, from The Politic
Unfortunately, Ukraine was not the only violent place in the world this week: Venezuela is also being torn apart by a political conflict