Opinion | A Love Letter to the Internet
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The End of an Era: Why Hollywood as We Know It Is Over
Whatever the case may be, the resounding consensus is that Hollywood as we know it is no longer functioning in the age of easily accessible, easily digestible media.
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MIR Meets: Richard Hanania
Host Blaise Brosnan sits down with Richard Hanania, founder of the Center for the Study of Partisanship and Ideology. They discuss the unitary actor model, state capacity, and the developing situation along the Russia-Ukraine border.
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Forgetting Ferdinand Marcos: The Dangers of Historical Revisionism
The failures of the elite democracy that returned in 1986, such as unsuccessfully addressing ongoing corruption and inequality, have nurtured disillusionment amongst the populace that lends itself towards a more sympathetic view of the…
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MIR Meets: Freddie deBoer
Host Blaise Brosnan sits down with Substack writer and Marxist Freddie deBoer, to discuss the merits of meritocracy, the polarization in our present-day culture war, and America's education system.
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La Hongrie, vilain petit canard de l’Europe
La Hongrie de Viktor Orban multiplie les lois controversées et embarrasse l'Union européenne qui semble avoir un champ d'action limité pour stopper les tendances autoritaires de ses membres.
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Aux Antilles françaises, la crise sociale provoquée par l’obligation vaccinale soulève la…
Depuis le début du mois de novembre, la Guadeloupe et la Martinique sont le théâtre de violents mouvements de contestation suite à l’obligation vaccinale récemment imposée par le gouvernement français aux soignants et aux pompiers.
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How COVID-19 Inflamed Canadian Regional Divides
Canadian federalism fails to incentivize political parties to act as a so-called “nationalizing agency” when it comes time to campaign for votes in a brokerage system. Instead of uniting the country under the common health threat, COVID-19…
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Woman First, Professional Athlete Second
Sports are known for bringing people together. Yet, the degrading comments surrounding the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) Finals and the US Women’s Soccer Team’s (USWNT) fight for equal pay suggest otherwise.
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The Aftermath: Hong Kong’s ‘Patriots Only’ Election
Host Andrew Xu sits down with Vivian Wang, a China correspondent for The New York Times. They discuss Hong Kong's legislative election last December, and how it plays into the larger degradation of Hong Kong's freedom and autonomy.…
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