Dystopia disguised as democracy: All the ways in which freedom is an illusion
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We are no longer free. We are living in a world carefully crafted to resemble a representative democracy, but it’s an illusion.
Search Results for national security
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House passes stopgap funding measure: Senate now on the clock
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The House of Representatives voted 272-162, implying something in the way of bipartisanship, on Tuesday to advance a continuing resolution to extend current federal agency funding rates through March 11.
Mel Gurtov: China’s careful dance around the Ukraine crisis
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Reports out of Washington suggest worry over a Russia-China partnership that would facilitate Vladimir Putin’s presumed ambition to absorb Ukraine and undermine the NATO-based European security system.
Virginia Tech courses treat COVID-19 as an object of study for students
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“Omicron,” mused a student in Assistant Professor of political science Mauro Caraccioli’s fall 2021 Plagues, Pandemics, and Politics class. “Doesn’t that sound like a Transformer?”
Virginia Tech Coastal Collaborator tackles emerging coastal challenges
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Coastal areas are brimming with commerce, people, and economic opportunity — and also a growing number of challenges.
Alon Ben-Meir: Serbia can never reverse Kosovo’s independence
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It’s time for Serbia to recognize Kosovo’s independence.
Several Virginia priorities included in Democrat-led America COMPETES Act
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The House of Representatives voted 222-210, largely along party lines, on Friday to pass the America COMPETES Act, a legislative package pushed by Democrats to make American business more competitive.
Lawrence S. Wittner: Let’s not allow the great powers to destroy the world
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The vast destruction wrought by the atomic bombing of Japan in August 1945 should have been enough to convince national governments that the game of war was over.
Virginia man arrested on charges stemming from Jan. 6 insurrection
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A Virginia man was arrested Wednesday for assaulting law enforcement during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Authoritarian madness: The slippery slope from lockdowns to concentration camps
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You don’t have to be unvaccinated or a conspiracy theorist or even anti-government to be worried about what lies ahead.
