Category: Trump
The power of individual climate action
Some problems are so vast that a sense of perspective is the last thing anyone needs when facing them. As in […]
February 18, 2026
Can you trust what’s on the medicine label?
Just weeks after he took office, the newly appointed U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., […]
February 16, 2026
Is the United States aging out of democracy?
In my capacity as a globetrotting Asianist, I frequently encounter people from the United States who want to brag about […]
February 4, 2026
Cuts to U.S. health aid jeopardizes a global success story
Months after U.S. President Donald Trump suddenly cut U.S. international assistance for the prevention and treatment of AIDS and the […]
January 26, 2026
Decoder Replay: Isn’t all for one and one for all a good thing?
Under NATO, 32 countries have pledged to defend each other. Is the United States the glue that holds it all […]
January 14, 2026
Ousting Venezuela’s leader was high on Trump’s to-do list
When a little known politician recently declared himself interim president of Venezuela and called for fresh elections, opponents of the […]
January 7, 2026
U.S. Abducts Maduro, Trump Says “We Are Going to Run” Oil-Rich Nation (Democracy Now!)
Higher Education Inquirer : Special Report on Venezuela: U.S. Abducts Maduro, Trump Says “We Are Going to Run” Oil-Rich Nation […]
January 4, 2026
What happens when people lose access to birth control?
Abandonment of U.S. financial support for contraception around the world has disrupted the ecosystem that fostered birth control, family planning […]
December 22, 2025
What role do diplomats play?
“There is a perception that diplomats lead a comfortable life throwing dinner parties in fancy homes. Let me tell you […]
December 17, 2025