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In October 2025, President Donald Trump threatened to carry out strikes in Nigeria in response to alleged anti-Christian violence. In November, American-owned data center provider Equinix announced its ambitious plans to open a new facility in Lagos, backed by $22 million in funding.
As National Guard deployments quietly packed up and left in Chicago, Portland, and Los Angeles, they left an undoubtedly controversial wake behind them. Many of the residents they were there to protect—alongside Americans around the country—are wondering the same thing: was it worth it?
As New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani and President Donald Trump converged on the White House last week, onlookers braced for a collision worthy of an unstoppable force meeting an immovable object. Yet what happened instead was a remarkable showing of bipartisanship—one that each and every one of us can learn from.
Student free speech is under attack. In October, administrators at Indiana University pulled all news content from the student paper’s homecoming edition. It is one of many instances of censorship and self-censorship.
In a sweeping generational uprising, under-28 Africans—often described as “Gen Z”—have taken to the streets in multiple countries, signaling a rapidly emerging challenge for governing elites and the legitimacy of existing democratic institutions. The youth-led protests, particularly in Madagascar and Morocco, reveal not just frustration over public services but a deeper crisis of governance and trust.