Legality or Just a Power Grab? Written in Spring, 2025 Written by Leo Xiao Long before entering politics, Donald Trump championed tariffs as a cornerstone of his economic philosophy — a stance as consistent as his hairspray regimen. In a 1990s interview with Diane Sawyer , a brash pre-politics Trump declared, “I believe very strongly in tariffs,” criticizing Japan, West Germany, Saudi Arabia and South Korea for “ripping off” America and stating that we have to tax, tariff, pr

What the detention of nationals in foreign countries means for international law Written in March, 2025 Written by Emma Hoffman Last month, Craig and Lindsay Foreman, a couple from Britain, were detained in Iran during a global motorcycle tour for alleged “security crimes” against the state. BBC  reports that Asghar Jahangir, a judiciary spokesman, said the couple was “arrested as part of a coordinated intelligence operation” as “individuals [who] were co-operating with front

Religous implications of H.R. 722 Published December 11th, 2025 Written by Peyton DeVepo On January 20th, 2025, Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Missouri, proposed House Resolution 722 , or the Life at Conception Act. This bill seeks to implement the idea of a “preborn human person” as subject to the right to life protected under Section 1 of the Fourteenth Amendment. Article 1,   Section 3 of the proposed bill suggests the definition of human persons should be expanded “to include each

How does Scotland's legal system compare with the United States' Published December 10th, 2025 Written by Peter Weir Legal systems reflect the societies they govern. They are shaped by judicial and legislative history. Scots law, Scotland’s legal system, stands apart from both English common law and the legal framework of the United States, which follows English common law. Scotland and the U.S. share some common legal principles, particularly in areas of contract and crimina