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Diet culture is one of the most profitable industries of the century
In the United States alone, it is estimated that people spend over $30 billion on diet products each year. By 2024, worldwide, the diet...
Balancing Social Protection and Fiscal Discipline: A Delicate Dance for Welfare States
Welfare states are often celebrated as the backbone of social progress—providing universal healthcare, free education, robust pensions, and unemployment insurance. Yet, behind this promise...
Birth Certificates in Dual Citizenship Applications
Wouldn’t it be nice to land in a new country, skip past the long lines, and breeze through customs with not one, but two...
From Dreamhouses to Doomsday: How Barbenheimer Showcases America’s Diplomatic Duality
July 21, 2023: the birth of Barbenheimer. This unlikely cultural phenomenon moved the world as Barbie painted the media pink with her message of...
The Southport Murders: Misplaced Blame and the Politics of Fear
Last July, the quiet seaside town of Southport in England was shattered by a horrifying act of violence. An 18-year-old man burst into a...
Effects of Divorce on Family
Relationships are like waves; we have good days and bad days, but the consequences of every situation change our personality and change our thinking...
Indonesian Women and Virginity: Requestioning Structural Challenges and Human Rights
Authors: Lamtiar N. S. M. Nababan, Larasati Primaputri, Talitha Nurhaliza*
Virginity testing towards women has been seen as something outdated and irrelevant, as virginity is...
2024: We Are The People
2024 was a strange transitional year replete with paradoxes and contradictions. It has been the year, in incredible unsettling global and societal ways, the...
The Rise of Echo Chambers in a Connected World
Human society has experienced major changes throughout history, from the agricultural revolution to the industrial and digital eras. Each of these changes has deeply...
Holiday Lessons from a Dog, a Rat, and a Wasp … Will You Play with Me?
There is nothing quite like the joy of playing fetch with an exuberant dachshund thrilled at the sight of a new toy. Or the...