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If anecdotal evidence means anything in the discussion of soda taxation, then one needn't look any further than the history of the tobacco industry: The twentieth century saw the tobacco industry at the zenith of its lobbying power – its…
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In North America, the treatment of individuals suffering from mental illness has shifted dramatically over time. From institutionalization to de-institutionalization to our current middle ground of stigmatization, one element has remained…
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March 20th 2018 marked the fifteenth anniversary of perhaps the most controversial and consequential armed conflict of the twenty-first century: the Iraq War. It has indeed been fifteen years since President George W. Bush announced on…
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Colonel Muammar Gaddafi’s son, Saif al-Islam, is seeking to run for Presidency in Libya’s 2018 elections. Although he’s wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) on charges of crimes against humanity, he wants to “save Libya” and…
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The Nordic Model refers to a unique type of socio-economic system proper to the Nordic countries: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. Although the economies and systems of these countries are not 100% similar, they still share…
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Cape Town, South Africa is bracing for what officials termed "Day Zero", the day that Cape Town's water taps run dry. The city, situated in the Western Cape with a population of nearly four million, has faced increasing water scarcity since…
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On January 10th 2017, the Northern Ireland Assembly, also known as Stormont, collapsed and does not appear likely to return at any point for the foreseeable future. The cause of the collapse was the withdrawal of the junior partner, Sinn…
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Late last Sunday, after a full day of reviewing the results of the Ontario Progressive Conservative leadership race, Christine Elliot emerged from her campaign headquarters to concede the race to winner Doug Ford. Ford, who had declared…
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Thawing ice in the Arctic region has opened a path for considerable economic opportunities in terms of commercial routes and resource extraction. Unsurprisingly, geo-strategic interests have quickly stepped in. Arctic countries, namely the…
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The first article of this two-part series was focused on the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) defensive policies to ensure the regime’s stability. A recent example has recently surfaced in which Chinese police asked Uighurs in France to…
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