Michigan Journal of Public Affairs

African American individuals who are homeless face unique challenges—barriers often overlooked in public policy and social services. While homelessness is a significant issue in the U.S., the intersection of race, parenting, and systemic inequities intensifies the struggles of this group. According to the National Center on Family Homelessness (2020), African

Propaganda has long been a tool of authoritarian rule to influence public opinion, but it serves starkly different purposes in the hands of Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. While both leaders rely on state-controlled messaging to maintain power, their strategies differ in shaping their countries’

The United States of America is already the world’s top oil and natural gas-producing country, but President-elect Donald J. Trump isn’t content with first place — he wants to dominate. Between rally chants of “drill, baby, drill!” and promises to deliver $2.00-a-gallon gas prices, candidate Trump pitched himself as a

On November 5th, U.S. climate change work was dealt a devastating blow. In less than two months, the U.S. will once again be in the hands of an administration in active and hostile climate denial, with supportive Republican majorities in the Senate and the House of Representatives. This election impacts

How should the law confront religious institutions with shocking amounts of wealth and incalculable influence? When I was 7 years old, I mistook the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ (LDS) Salt Lake Temple for Disneyland when my (non-LDS) family first moved to Utah. The Gothic architecture and impressive

One of the central facets of democracy is the voice of the people. That voice, funneled  through elections, grants individuals the power to decide not only who represents them in  government but also what policies will shape their lives. When formal and informal barriers limit a minority group’s ability to

If you’ve ever used TikTok or Instagram, your feed has probably been dominated by fitness gurus promoting “body sculpting workouts,” self-proclaimed “diet coaches” analyzing other users’ meals, and scores of people live-posting their “weight loss journeys” to millions of followers. Over the past decade, research on social media’s mental health

Executive Summary  Given rising tensions with China, growing national security concerns, and the potential for domestic job creation, Congress should allocate additional subsidies for domestic research and manufacturing of semiconductors. China’s semiconductor chip designs are poised to surpass the U.S.’, presenting cybersecurity risks to domestic military and consumer tech. The

In international economic development, a prevailing perspective often regards environmental degradation as an inevitable “cost” that must be paid to secure Indonesia’s perceived “benefits” of economic growth. This trade-off principle raises a critical ethical question: must the Indonesian government adhere strictly to a dichotomy where the choice is limited to

By: Claire Lambert  The 2016 United States presidential election was a pivotal moment in American history. This race resulted in the election of Donald Trump, who ran on a platform steeped in racism, homophobia, and sexism, and whose efforts were ultimately characterized by many as a tragedy. This election impacted

By: Alexandra Soos & Ishita Shukla   The U.S. is one of only four countries in the last 25 years to roll back abortion rights, having made the decision to overturn Roe v. Wade in 2022. Alongside Mexico, who decriminalized abortion nationally in late 2023, the U.S. is the only

By: Muhamad Rifki Maulana In recent years, discussions about climate change have continued to become dynamic, especially regarding the reduction of carbon emissions. One interesting example is that of the 2024 presidential and vice-presidential debates in Indonesia, where conversations on solutions to air pollution in Jakarta and carbon capture storage