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Social Media Platforms Pursue Hatred While Claiming to Promote Free Speech

Amid the current political unrest, citizens have voiced their concerns  through social media. Voicing one’s differences of opinions without government interference is an American right, but that right has since been under attack. 

How ICE Works

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) was created in 2003 as a component of the Department of Homeland Security to enforce immigration laws inside the United States and investigate transnational crime. Twenty‑two years later, the agency employs more than 20,000 personnel across more than 400 domestic and foreign offices.

Deporting Democracy: The Crackdown on Foreign Student Visas

Institutions of higher education are under attack. Since the return of the Trump administration, more than 1,500 international students and recent graduates from over 240 institutions, across at least 45 states and Washington, D.C., have had their F-1 academic and J-1 exchange visas revoked.

The Administration Efforts to Avoid a Judicial Ruling

On April 9, 2025 the House of Representatives voted on the No Rogue Rulings Act bill. The bill was sponsored by Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA). H.R. 1526 would prohibit a federal district court judge from issuing an injunction or prohibition regarding a case unless the injunction or prohibition only applied to the parties of the particular case before the district judge’s court. The bill passed the House by a vote of 219 – 213 in favor of the bill, almost exclusively on party lines. One Republican voted against the bill, Rep. Mike Turner from Ohio.

Understanding What the U.S. Department of Education Did

The U.S. Department of Education (DOE), established in 1979 under President Jimmy Carter, promotes student achievement, ensures equal access to education, and enforces federal laws prohibiting discrimination in federally funded programs. Historically, it manages Pell Grants, student loans, Title I programs for low-income students, and special education under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). It also oversees civil rights compliance in educational institutions.

United States v. South Africa: US Executive Order 14204

The current US administration has altered South Africa’s trajectory as a nation. On 7 February 2025,  President Trump signed Executive Order 14204 titled, “Addressing Egregious Actions of The Republic of South Africa”. It outlines two reasons for its existence, first that South Africa’s Expropriation Act (2024) dismantles “equal opportunity” and fuels “disproportionate violence against racially disfavored landowners”. Secondly, the Order states  that South Africa’s condemnation of Israel to the International Court of Justice,  “poses national security threats to the US.” The provisions of the order also set two major policies that will reverberate across the international community. One is an immediate cut to United States aid to South Africa, second is the promotion of resettling Afrikaners, Dutch-descended South Africans, in the United States as refugees from racial discrimination.  

The Week That Was: Global News in Review

Ecuador President Daniel Noboa has been declared winner of the country’s presidential election, over Luisa González, a protégé of Ecuador’s left-wing former President Rafael Correa. Gonzalez offered an alternative model for security based on what her party described as “prevention, violence reduction and coexistence”.

How the Twenty-Second And Twelfth Amendments Prohibit a Third Trump Term

Section 1 of the Twenty – Second Amendment to the United States Constitution provides, “No person shall be elected to the Office of the President more than twice.” President Donald Trump was elected to the presidency in 2016 and again in 2024 after he was defeated in his bid for re – election in 2020.

Social Media Platforms Pursue Hatred While Claiming to Promote Free Speech

Amid the current political unrest, citizens have voiced their concerns  through social media. Voicing one’s differences of opinions without government interference is an American right, but that right has since been under attack. 

How ICE Works

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) was created in 2003 as a component of the Department of Homeland Security to enforce immigration laws inside the United States and investigate transnational crime. Twenty‑two years later, the agency employs more than 20,000 personnel across more than 400 domestic and foreign offices.

Deporting Democracy: The Crackdown on Foreign Student Visas

Deporting Democracy: The Crackdown on Foreign Student Visas Immigration Brief # 143 | Morgan...

The Administration Efforts to Avoid a Judicial Ruling

The Administration Efforts to Avoid a Judicial Ruling Civil Rights Brief #241 | Rodney Maggay |...
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Apr 23 2025

The Administration Efforts to Avoid a Judicial Ruling

On April 9, 2025 the House of Representatives voted on the No Rogue Rulings Act bill. The bill was sponsored by Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA). H.R. 1526 would prohibit a...
By ?s=96&d=mm&r=g Rodney Maggay
Apr 01 2025

A Court’s Options To Enforce Compliance With Court Orders

Under Rule 3.3 of the American Bar Association’s Model Rules of Professional Conduct, titled “Candor Toward the Tribunal,” a lawyer has a number of...
By ?s=96&d=mm&r=g Rodney Maggay
Mar 12 2025

The Pettiness of President Trump Targeting Law Firms For Revenge

On February 25, 2025 President Donald Trump signed an executive order suspending the security clearances of lawyers and staff at the Washington, D.C. law office of the...
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Feb 09 2025

A Comparison of Biden and Trump’s January 20th Pardons

Article II, Section 2, Clause 2 of the United States Constitution provides: The President…shall have power to grant reprieves and pardons for Offenses against the...
By ?s=96&d=mm&r=g Rod Maggay
Feb 03 2025

Jack Smith’s Honorable but Frustrating Journey to Prosecute Trump ; January 2025

Jack Smith made sure to state when he resigned that Mr. Trump engaged in an ‘unprecedented criminal effort’ to overturn his 2020 election loss to Joe Biden....
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Jan 07 2025

An Explanation As To Why Special Prosecutor Jack Smith Asked To Dismiss Trump’s Two Criminal Cases

An Explanation As To Why Special Prosecutor Jack Smith Asked To Dismiss Trump's Two Criminal Cases Civil Rights Policy Brief #233 | By: Rod Maggay | December 27, 2024...
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Nov 08 2024

The Right To Vote in the U.S. Constitution – Part Three

In this third part of our series on voting rights, we dive into the role of individual voters who have driven change through ballot initiatives and referendums. From...
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Oct 27 2024

The Right To Vote in the U.S. Constitution – Part Two

After the Civil War Congress passed a number of constitutional amendments to try and manage and limit the restrictions states used to limit who could vote in...
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Oct 26 2024

A Win for Democracy: Two Georgia Judges Rule Election Board Must Certify Election Results

On October 14, 2024, Judge Robert McBurney of the Superior Court of Fulton County, Atlanta Judicial Circuit issued a final order in the civil action Adams v. Fulton...
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Oct 12 2024

The Unfinished Story of Our Right to Vote Part One

This is the first in a series examining the Right To Vote in the United States. The first part of this series will examine the Right To Vote as derived from the United...
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Elections & Politics

By ?s=96&d=mm&r=g Nate Iglehart
Apr 10 2025

Where Democrats can aim for the 2026 midterms: House Edition

After two months into Donald Trump’s second presidency, many voters and Congresspeople are already eyeing the 2026 Congressional elections. The November 3rd elections...
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Apr 01 2025

Trump Administration Changes to the Civil Service

The United States federal civil service stands as the backbone of our nation’s governance, ensuring the implementation of public policies and the delivery of...
By ?s=96&d=mm&r=g Nate Iglehart
Mar 31 2025

Where Democrats Can Aim for in the 2026 Midterms: Senate Edition

After two months into Donald Trump’s second presidency, many voters and Congresspeople are already eyeing the 2026 Congressional elections. The November 3rd elections...
By ?s=96&d=mm&r=g Rudolph Lurz
Mar 27 2025

Tangled Part 1: How Trump uses Machiavelli to Win An Election

Niccolo Machiavelli’s The Prince provides a playbook for rulers to seize, hold, and consolidate power. Donald Trump’s second ascent to the Oval Office demonstrates that...
By ?s=96&d=mm&r=g Morgan Davidson
Mar 25 2025

Legal Battles: The Quiet Yet Powerful Resistance of the State Attorneys General

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), established under the Trump administration and led by Elon Musk, has embarked on an ambitious mission to streamline...
By ?s=96&d=mm&r=g Mindy Spatt
Mar 25 2025

Musk’s Outrageous Conflicts of Interest

Distaste for Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is fueling protests at Tesla showrooms, a boycott of the company’s cars, and a rapidly...
By ?s=96&d=mm&r=g Inijah Quadri
Mar 25 2025

The Ripple Effect: DOGE’s Workforce Reduction and Its Impact on Federal Agencies

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), established under the Trump administration and led by Elon Musk, has embarked on an ambitious mission to streamline...
By ?s=96&d=mm&r=g Naja Barnes
Mar 20 2025

The Impact on Public Safety When Trump Tries to Downsize the Government

On February 11th, 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the federal workforce and to reduce the size of the...
By ?s=96&d=mm&r=g Inijah Quadri
Mar 11 2025

Elon Musk’s Government Influence and Political Dynamics

This is the second of two briefs examining Elon Musk’s extensive role in government and politics, including his actions under the Department of Government Efficiency...
By ?s=96&d=mm&r=g Inijah Quadri
Mar 11 2025

Elon Musk: Innovation, Influence, and Ideological Evolution

Elon Musk, born on June 28, 1971, in Pretoria, South Africa, has become a central figure in technology, business, and politics. As the founder and CEO of companies such...
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Argentinian Resistance: Austerity’s Failures

The Argentinian people have had enough. On 12 March 2025, the people of Buenos Aires took to the street to protests President Javier Milei’s policy of extreme austerity. The protesters showed anger at the weakness of their pension system exposed by these policies. In reaction, the government sent out police; senior citizens and soccer fans were then blasted with firehoses, teargassed, and shot with rubber bullets Ghastly images and videos have emerged of badly wounded protesters voicing their desperation to the riot police.

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The Week That Was: Global News in Review

The United States in early March was added to the CIVICUS Monitor Human Rights Watchlist. CIVICUS is a global research organization that studies and publishes the status of freedoms and threats to civil liberties in various countries around the world each year. CIVICUS has pointed to Trump’s erratic use of executive orders, mass firings of federal workers, dismantling of foreign aid programs, antagonism of journalists and efforts to tamp down pro-Palestinian protests as just some of the reasons for the change in the United States status.

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A World Without USAID: Deadly Impact

40% of the U.S. population line our coasts. That equates to approximately 130 million people residing in coastal counties. In addition to those who retire seaside, entire economies are integrated into the coastal industries of fishing, tourism, energy, shipbuilding, and recreation. Even a cursory glance using google maps shows how tightly clustered the built space is, all on only 10% of the total U.S. land mass. Shoreline communities have five times the population density as compared to the U.S. average.

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TikTok CEO Is Trump’s Latest Billionaire Buddy

TikTok CEO Is Trump’s Latest Billionaire Buddy Technology Policy Brief #125 | By: Mindy Spatt | January 24, 2025 __________________________________ Summary Predictably, a law banning TikTok was in effect for only a few hours on January 19.  The Biden administration’s...

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Trump’s Big Inauguration, Brought to You By Big Tech

Trump’s Big Inauguration, Brought to You By Big Tech Technology Policy Brief #124 | By: Mindy Spatt | January 07, 2025 Photo by The Now Time on Unsplash __________________________________ Summary Donald Trump’s triumphant return to the White House on January 20th will...

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The Harm That AI Can Cause

The Harm That AI Can Cause Technology Policy Brief #123 | By: Inijah Quadri | January 02, 2025 Photo by Google DeepMind on Unsplash __________________________________ Policy Issue Summary Artificial intelligence (AI) has become an integral part of social media...

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No shortage of Canaries in our Coastlines Signaling Catastrophe

40% of the U.S. population line our coasts. That equates to approximately 130 million people residing in coastal counties. In addition to those who retire seaside, entire economies are integrated into the coastal industries of fishing, tourism, energy, shipbuilding, and recreation. Even a cursory glance using google maps shows how tightly clustered the built space is, all on only 10% of the total U.S. land mass. Shoreline communities have five times the population density as compared to the U.S. average.

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Why is LA on Fire?

Why is LA on Fire? Environment Policy #178 | By: Arvind Salem | Submitted: January 13, 2025 Photo Credit: LAFD Photo | Cody Weireter __________________________________ Policy Summary The latest round of fires, something that has been plaguing Los Angeles, is a scary...

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By ?s=96&d=mm&r=g Valerie Henderson
Apr 23 2025

Understanding What the U.S. Department of Education Did

The U.S. Department of Education (DOE), established in 1979 under President Jimmy Carter, promotes student achievement, ensures equal access to education, and enforces...
By ?s=96&d=mm&r=g Damian DeSola
Apr 10 2025

MAGA Against College: A Fight for America’s Minds

It is no secret that the past two months of Trump’s second term have rattled both American and international societies to their core. Racing out of the gates, the...
By ?s=96&d=mm&r=g Valerie Henderson
Apr 06 2025

The Reasons We’ve Had a Department of Education

The U.S. Department of Education (DOE), established in 1979 under President Jimmy Carter, operates to promote student achievement, ensure equal access to education, and...
By ?s=96&d=mm&r=g Evan Wechman
Feb 12 2025

The Dangers for Schools Amid the Trump Gender War

The Trump administration has recently begun redefining its view on what it sees as the appropriate options for gender in the education system. The newly released Trump...
By ?s=96&d=mm&r=g Evan Wechman
Jan 28 2025

The Uncertainty of the Student Loan Crisis in the Age of Trump

The student loan crisis, a pressing issue under former President Biden, has entered a phase of uncertainty with President Trump back in office. Biden’s...
By ?s=96&d=mm&r=g Evan Wechman
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Jan 17 2025

The Fallacy of School Choice

Though touted as a way to empower families, school choice policies often widen the gap between wealthy and disadvantaged communities, leaving public schools underfunded...
By ?s=96&d=mm&r=g Evan Wechman
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Jan 06 2025

Trump and Vance Fail to Offer Solutions to School Violence

Trump and Vance Fail to Offer Solutions to School Violence Education Policy Brief #196 | By: Evan Wechman | December 28, 2024 Photo by Jose Alonso on Unsplash...
By ?s=96&d=mm&r=g Evan Wechman
Dec 23 2024

Transgender Students Need Protection from Trump’s Assault on Title IX

Transgender Students Need Protection from Trump’s Assault on Title IX Education Policy Brief #196 | By: Evan Wechman | December 21, 2024 Photo by Katie Rainbow 🏳️‍🌈...
By ?s=96&d=mm&r=g Evan Wechman
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Dec 09 2024

The Dangerous Future of the Department of Education

The Dangerous Future of the Department of Education Education Policy Brief #95 | By: Evan Wechman | December 08, 2024 Photo by Pixabay...
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Education Brief #94 - Reflections on School Shootings from an Educator
Sep 13 2024

Reflections on School Shootings from an Educator

In the wake of yet another tragic school shooting, educator Rudy Lurz revisits his 2018 reflections on the ineffectiveness of current political proposals to prevent...
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Guarding Young Minds: The Call for Social Media Warning Labels and Its Implications
Jul 12 2024

Guarding Young Minds: The Call for Social Media Warning Labels and Its Implications

Brief #93 – Education Policy Brief by: Inijah Quadri In an era dominated by digital platforms, social media has become a central part of daily life, not just for adults...
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The Effect of Unpaid Student Loans on the Economy
Jun 06 2024

The Effect of Unpaid Student Loans on the Economy

Brief #92 – Education Policy Brief by: Arvind Salem Explore the economic ramifications of unpaid student loans amid the backdrop of the CARES Act and subsequent policy...
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Brief # 91 Education Policy - A Better Path to Repaying Student Loan Debt: Recapturing Lost Momentum
May 28 2024

A Better Path to Repaying Student Loan Debt

Brief #91 – Education Policy Brief by: Rudolph Lurz President Biden’s approach to student loan forgiveness, initially marked by a broad cancellation proposal, has...
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Civil Rights; An Unconstitutional and Dangerous State Trend: Chaplains as School Counselors
Apr 10 2024

An Unconstitutional and Dangerous State Trend: Chaplains as School Counselors

Brief #223 – Civil Rights Policy Brief by: Rodney A. Maggay As state legislatures across the nation flirt with the dangerous notion of substituting unqualified...
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The Chilling Effect of Republican Education Policy By Rudolph Lurz
Apr 02 2024

The Chilling Effect of Republican Education Policy

Brief #90 – Education Policy Brief by: Rudolph Lurz This article delves into the chilling effect of Republican education policies, particularly exemplified by...
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Health & Gender

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Health & Gender

The Hypocrite in Chief’s War on Women

Trump has been president for under a month, and he is already going to great lengths to restrict a woman’s right to an abortion.  At first, after the 2022 Supreme Court ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade by the Supreme Court that Trump helped assemble, it appeared that abortion would be left to the states.

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The Post-Election State of Abortion

The Post-Election State of Abortion Health & Gender Brief #177 | By: Geoffrey Small | November 26, 2024 Photo by Colin Lloyd on Unsplash __________________________________ Summary As the Republican party seizes control of Congress and The Presidency, abortion...

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A Fear-based Immigration Policy

Trump’s mass deportation efforts remain ongoing across the U.S., capturing headlines with the arrests of student activists like Mahmoud Khalil and Rumeysa Ozturk, and the deportation of alleged Tren de Aragua members/Venezuelans legally here on asylum, not to Venezuela but El Salvador, including a U.S. resident misidentified as a gang member. Despite the high-profile raids and fiery rhetoric, government data shows that deportations under Trump still lag behind levels seen under the Biden administration.

An Update on Trump’s Mass Deportation Efforts

As we enter the second month of Donald Trump’s return to office, his stance on immigration remains as hardline as ever—if not more extreme. He has ramped up his rhetoric against so-called “criminals,” but communities across the country are feeling the tangible effects of his deportation policies. Friends, neighbors, workers, and community members are being forcibly removed, leaving behind fractured families and economic instability.

Exploring Different Types of Immigrants & Immigration Realities

The Trump administration has recently begun redefining its view on what it sees as the appropriate options for gender in the education system. The newly released Trump executive order on “Ending Radical Indoctrination in K-12 Schooling” released on January 29 seeks to prohibit federal funding for schools that are teaching gender ideology and critical race theory in the classroom.

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Economic Policy

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Economic Policy

Navigating Inflation: A Comprehensive Analysis

Brief #61 – Economic Policy Brief
by: Arvind Salem

As inflation rates surge, consumers face mounting pressure on their wallets, with prices soaring in key sectors like housing and groceries. Amidst political debates and policy clashes, understanding the root causes and potential solutions becomes critical for navigating the economic landscape.

Cryptocurrencies: Economic Implications and Challenges

Brief #60 – Economic Policy Brief
by: Inijah Quadri

The rise of cryptocurrencies heralds a new era in the global financial landscape, offering decentralized alternatives to traditional fiat currencies. With the potential for enhanced financial inclusion and transactional efficiency, cryptocurrencies present both opportunities and challenges in reshaping the future of finance.

A Primer on Our Housing Crisis

Brief #59 – Economic Policy Brief
by Devyne Byrd

Although the United States is a global economic force, its economic prosperity has not extended to those citizens who are suffering from a dire housing crisis. As wages have not risen to align with these issues, many Americans have been priced out of both the homebuying and rental process, leading to mass evictions, foreclosures, and homelessness.

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