Do Commodifying Welfare Policies Reflect Elite-Driven Agendas or Middle-class Expansion?
Introduction and Research Question The international left is facing an identity crisis. In recent years, social democratic and otherwise left-leaning poli...
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A Divided Country: The Feasibility of a United Ireland
The question of Irish unity is a complex and long-standing issue, deeply embedded in the island’s historical and political landscape. In recent years, the...
The Role of North Sea Gas for UK National Security
The Arab Oil Embargo of 1973 showed the Western World just how dependent they had become on a globalized energy market, and how easily this dependence could be ...
Clinging to the Past: A “Downtown Abbey” Film Review
Written by: Muriel Wang, Trumbull College ’20 This piece was published as part of YRIS’s new arts column. Be warned: spoilers ahead for the Septembe...