Policy and Law Review Blog
Policy Issues
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Energy has Kept the South China Sea Peaceful—That Will Soon Change.
Conflicting claims in the South China Sea have made shared governance or compromise impossible, allowing stronger countries like China to bully their way to control of the South China Sea region. The South China Sea has long been perceived as a potential source of conflict. Headlines warn it will be a “battleground of the future”…
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Democrats Must Speak Up to Stop Political Violence
In September 2025, when conservative commentator Charlie Kirk was assassinated while speaking at Utah Valley University, the response was swift and sweeping. President Trump ordered flags flown at half-staff, Republican leaders declared Kirk a martyr, blaming the “radical left” for creating a culture of violence. Cable networks devoted wall-to-wall coverage to the killing, punctuated by…
Legal Issues
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AI and Copyright: Why the Artist Exodus Should Worry Us
Photo from Electronic Frontier Foundation. What do platforms like Spotify, X, and Instagram have in common? One, they are all platforms for artists around the globe. Two, they are currently experiencing an artist exodus. Artists have increasingly relied on these platforms to promote their work, resulting in a “platformization” of the creative industry and the…
