Articles — Davis Political Review

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This is a Pipe (Bomb)

This is a Pipe (Bomb)

Belgian artist Rene Magritte is well-known for using his skills to explore philosophical concepts. In his surrealist painting “The Treachery of Images,” he depicts a realistically shadowed and sculpted pipe, under which the caption “this is not a pipe” appears…

NationManasa GogineniNovember 2, 2018Democratic Party, Republican PartyComment

China's Expanding Orwellian State

China's Expanding Orwellian State

Uyghur Muslims in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, located in northwest China, live in a real-life Orwellian police state. Throughout the Xinjiang Region are security checkpoints where residents must scan identification cards…

GlobeIan XuNovember 2, 2018china, human rights, Uyghur Comment

Will ICE Freeze the Blue Wave?

StateGuest UserOctober 31, 2018California, ICE, midterm election 2018, TrumpComment

The State of Global Human Rights

GlobeItamar WaksmanNovember 1, 2018china, human rights, Jamal KhashoggiComment

The Ninth Circuit and the Second Amendment

NationFelix ZhukOctober 26, 2018Comment

Murder and Museums: Why Art Institutions Must Disentangle Themselves From Foreign Interests

GlobeJenean DocterOctober 25, 2018Jamal Khashoggi, MetropolitanComment

How Partisanship is Poisoning the Supreme Court

NationJulia OffuttOctober 18, 2018Congress, Kavanaugh, partisanship, Supreme CourtComment

Like, Share, Murder: The Complicity of Facebook in the Rohingya Genocide

GlobeJenean DocterOctober 12, 2018facebook, genocide, Myanmar, RohingyaComment

Democracy in Hong Kong is Disappearing

Globe, UncategorizedAndrew WoolerOctober 11, 2018china, communism, Democracy, Hong KongComment

The California Democratic Party: An Embodiment of Failed Leadership

StateMohammad QayumAugust 3, 20182018 Midterm Elections, Democratic Party, Dianne Feinstein, Kevin De LeonComment

The Last (Boba) Straw: Implications of San Francisco's Plastic Straw Ban

StateBrandon DimapasocAugust 1, 2018Boba, environment, San Francisco, Straw BanComment

The Failed Accords: A Non-Equitable Road to Peace

GlobeMohammad QayumJuly 31, 2018Israel, Oslo Accords, Palestine, West BankComment

No Precedent Set by Supreme Court’s Masterpiece Cakeshop Decision

NationJulia OffuttJune 28, 2018First Amendment Rights, LGBTQ*+ Rights, Masterpiece Cakeshop v- Colorado Civil Rights Commission, Supreme CourtComment

Elections in Malaysia Remove Entrenched Incumbents from Power

GlobeGrace WeilandJune 28, 2018Malaysia, Pakatan Harapan, UMNOComment

Our Crude Awakening: Trump’s Offshore Drilling Plan Will Cause a Global Environmental Crisis

GlobeRobert DellingerJune 28, 2018Drilling, Energy, environment, Oil productionComment

Landmark Transgender Protection Bill Passed in Pakistan

GlobeAyesha IshtiaqJune 21, 2018Pakistan, Transgender RightsComment

South China Sea – An Uncontested Win For The Chinese?

GlobeGrace WeilandJune 19, 2018china, Philippines, south china seaComment

The Major Consequences of U.S. Withdrawal from the Iran Nuclear Deal

NationIan XuJune 18, 2018iran, JCPOA, President Donald TrumpComment

Survival Over Speech

StateGrace WeilandJune 15, 2018free speech, Hate Speech, UC DavisComment

Oil Production in the Niger Delta is a Double-Edged Sword

GlobeRyan MickleJune 15, 2018Niger Delta, Oil production, PollutionComment