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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

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 Christina Del Greco The U.S. Patent and Trademark Organization exists to manage intellectual property within the United States, which includes granting patents.  While there are multiple types of patents, the most commonly known is the utility patent, or a patent on something that is useful.  The requirements for a