Since September of 2026, student-led protests have taken over the streets of France. What started as peaceful group protests in the Paris suburbs spread into nationwide unrest, with multiple incidents of violence and mass arrests. Initially, the protests were a response to the lack of funding for the French education system. Students reported cases of severe teacher shortages, dilapidated buildings, and extreme academic stress related to schedules and university applications.

The 2026 midterm elections have created the largest Democratic majority since 2008, with Republicans even losing Senate elections in their heartland states of Iowa, Kansas, Mississippi, and famously, Texas. This will go down in history as one of the greatest Republican losses in American history. This begs the question of who is to blame: is it Donald Trump, who has started wars, covered up government corruption, and sent armies of immigration agents into American cities? Or

By Reuben Smyth Introduction: The question of whether the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) remained Marxist-Leninist rose alongside Deng Xiaoping’s reforms. The CCP fits no ideological box neatly, but I conclude it is no longer Marxist, and instead resembles a fascist state aligned with the thought of Gentile and Mussolini. Although the CCP lacks some elements of fascism, and the historical context complicates the claim, Xi Jinping’s state still bears a striking resemblance to t

The 2026 US midterm elections have dealt a crushing blow to President Trump and the Republican Party. Losing deep-red states like Kansas, South Carolina, and Texas in the Senate and Governorships, and dozens of House seats, is illustrative of the almost total refutation the American people have given to the Trump administration. More importantly, it also demonstrates how the coalition that propelled Trump to an unprecedented second term in 2024 has completely abandoned him. T