Opinion

Does Venezuela's ongoing crisis justify a humanitarian intervention?

In 1917, three Portuguese children claimed to have received prophecies from the Virgin Mary. The way the world reacted underscores how religion is sometimes used to further political goals.

Was the Bolshevik revolution a just rebuke of authoritarianism, as some claim?

In the wake of Senator Flake's announcement not to run for reelection, it is important to examine the intended or unintended consequences of resignation.

Despite Barack Obama's attempts to brand himself as a post-racial president, Gabriel Andrade argues that the first black presidency fell victim to the identity politics damaging American society.

What a cask of wine has to do with America's contemporary polarization.

As Australia prepares to vote on same-sex marriage, is their vote-based approach ethical?

The crisis in Myanmar has raised criticism about the need for intervention - criticism that has even ensnared a Nobel laureate.

Though the humanitarian need to help refugees globally is self-evident, exactly how to do so could not be more complex.

Ever since the first DePauw Dialogue took place, questions around the value of the event have persisted. Did this year's dialogue do anything to change that?

Some have pointed to democratic socialism as a movement that could solve the problems of both capitalism and fully-blown socialism. Is there any merit to the claim?

Is price gouging in the wake of a natural disaster a necessary function of the market - or even a charitable act?

Though DePauw's administration has worked to improve campus climate, bias incidents at the onset of the past three school years have made college a difficult transition for first-year students of color.

Trump's move towards isolationism has wide-ranging implications for the international order - an order that has existed since WWII.

When considering how to address the rise of the United States' far right, reflection on the type of hatred at play is needed.

Electoral changes brought on by Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro have dragged the country ever closer to dictatorship.

It's not just liberals. Conservatives have a compelling reason to support the Affordable Care Act's mandate that most people purchase health insurance.

The O. J. Simpson case proved an early test for the effectiveness of identity politics - a trend with worrying contemporary implications.

Positive thinking has become a widely proposed solution to ills both medical and social. The legacy of Ryke Geerd Hamer suggests it harms more than helps.

What are the implications of viewing Satan as a symbol of evil, rather than an actual manifestation of it?