I’m ‘Examining’ if I Can Shut Down Border Unilaterally, ‘Trying to Work Through that’

President Joe Biden said in an interview with Univision that took place last Wednesday and aired Tuesday that the White House is “considering” whether it has the authority to unilaterally close the border. “Some people say I should just go ahead with it,” he said. “Try it, if I get stopped by the court, I […]
‘We’re examining whether or not I have that power’

President Biden promises to use executive action to turn back migrants seeking to enter the United States at the southern border, insisting in an interview aired Tuesday that he is unsure whether he has executive authority. I refused. In February, with an expected surge in illegal border crossers, the 81-year-old Biden considered drastic administrative measures […]
Defense Department examining possible spy balloon found off Alaska coast: report

Pentagon officials are inspecting a balloon discovered by fishermen off the coast of Alaska last week to determine whether it was used for espionage purposes, according to a report. The balloon is being analyzed at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska, a department spokeswoman said. CNN Wednesday -For the first time, the government officially acknowledges that […]
A history of violence: Examining the conflict in Gaza

The idea of cycles of violence helps us understand long-lasting conflicts. This type of cycle occurs in family and peer conflicts, which are studied by psychologists like myself, and in international relations, where arms races are a classic example. Regardless of scale, the cycle can be diagrammed as follows: A → B → A → […]