On April 9, 2024, Nintendo shut down their Nintendo Network services, which powered the Internet connectivity features included with their Wii U and 3DS game consoles. Dozens of games like Splatoon and...

The year is 2010, and a particularly arid American summer season results in lower crop yields than initially expected. While this story would typically be picked up by the media and scrutinized with great...

On February 22, 2022, Russia officially launched its “special military operation:” sending troops through the allied Donbas border-regions and occupied Crimea into Ukraine. The offensive was expected...

With the advent of nihilistic internet posts foreboding the beginning of a new worldwide recession, why is it that Gamestop’s (GME) stock continues to rise? While western markets followed a downward...

Prior to the first World War, European empires were at the top of their game. The British's various colonies, with their intricate mercantile trade network spanning both the Old and New World as well as...

A debt crisis in Sri Lanka, an economic crash in Pakistan spurred on by questionable credit lending, and Tajikistan's mounting debt burden are all symptoms of China's Belt and Road Initiative.  During...

To the uninitiated mind of an outsider, Hong Kong's new national security law may seem like just another bill passed by a democratically-elected government; but, in actuality, it is emblematic of China’s...

Acronyms: they shorten big, long names into short, little letters. Fun, right? No. Acronyms are stupid, and I have created one, P.H.U.N.C., in order to illustrate my point. P stands for Phonetics: How...

Today, Americans are worried, more than ever, that modern society and the rule-based order that encompasses it is teetering on the precipice of total annihilation. Many notable institutions, like the Bulletin...

Some may see the Civil War as an antiquated American anecdote that only matters in history class, however, that would be an understatement far from the truth. This event possesses many after-effects, spanning...