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By Jannes Tiemes Michigan Public Act 233 of 2023 (PA 233) has barely been in effect for a year, but resistance against it has already led to two House bills (4027 and 4028) and a court case. This law’s appropriation of local control over green energy siting has expanded the

By Kelly Roberson Over the past twenty years, consecutive missteps in addressing China’s rise as a global superpower have rendered the United States’ Asian strategy defective. Haphazard adjustments from Soviet-style containment to direct blunting by American administrations have eroded goodwill and alienated potential allies. The United States must establish a

By Renee Sahatdjian As a young girl, I remember finding an old newspaper clipping wedged between dusty books in my mother’s room. It was a 1977 article with a headline that reflected the era’s indifference to violence against women: “Brooklyn Man [Commits] Suicide After Shooting His Wife and Son.” It

By Dr. Sharlette Kellum From Secrecy to Shared Security In 1977, residents of Colares Island in Brazil reported beams of light from unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAPs) that left burns and injuries, prompting an investigation by the Brazilian Air Force (BBC News Brasil, 2017). Decades later, UAPs evolved from rumor to

By Charlotte Cardel Political violence in the United States isn’t new. While this kind of high-profile, partisan violence aimed at influencing political behavior has occurred much throughout our nation’s history, it has not always been as polarizing as it is today. In the 1960s, The assassinations of President Kennedy, Martin

By Ian Kennedy Gen Z-led protests across Asia and Africa have brought social media’s political power to the forefront, fundamentally reshaping the landscape of modern dissent. As platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok increasingly play a prominent role in uprisings worldwide, states have responded with internet blackouts and social

By Aaron Spitler For toymakers concerned with engaging the next generation of children, artificial intelligence (AI) could prove to be their trump card. To these companies, AI allows for a degree of personalization and interactivity that was previously not feasible. In a press release announcing their partnership with Open AI,