Seoul Searching: South Korea and its Students Pelican5 April 2016 A previous study abroad student in Seoul, Joseph Creese writes on the unique university experience of his South Korean peers, where rare student freedoms must be negotiated against working to ensure future success in one of the wealthy Chaebol 'clans' of business elite. Politics0 Comments32 views
Scandinavia Buckles: The End of Schengen? Pelican22 March 2016 2015 was a hard year for liberal Europe, and 2016 will be harder. The Syrian Civil War continues to escalate with United Nations reports detailing starvation in... Politics0 Comments5 views
A Fresh Start: A Tale of Two Presidents Pelican11 March 2016 Iran has had a tumultuous relationship with the West. It was exploited by the British in the 1920s, and then invaded by them with the Soviets in the 1940s. In t... Politics0 Comments4 views
The Worldwide Bern: Sanders, Youth Politics and Australia Pelican25 February 2016 It is not uncommon to find Germans, English, and Australians showing their support and sharing their desire for a candidate like Sanders in their own country; a candidate who they feel is truly representative. Politics1 Comment25 views
The Iowa Caucus: What is it? Who Won? Why?! Pelican3 February 2016 Strap yourselves in and feel the cringe as the most powerful nation in the world elects its leader for the next four to eight years. This is the Iowa Caucus; the first of the American Presidential Nominations. Politics0 Comments10 views
The POTUS Looks Back, Forward, Greyer in 2016 State of the Union Address Pelican18 January 2016 People often – and rightly, because democracy – criticize the POTUS (President of the United States), but I think most would agree it’s one of the hardest... Politics0 Comments5 views
Stay In Your Lane, Briggs. Pelican6 January 2016 Jamie Briggs, former Minister for Cities and the Built Environment, resigned from his ministerial portfolio last week. Jamie Briggs harassed a young woman, who ... Politics0 Comments26 views
In An Unexpected Turn of Events, Pelican Writes About the Interests of Conservative Landowners Pelican30 December 2015 The Australian Nationals used to be a tour de force in Australian politics. They gave us multiple Prime Ministers and governed Queensland for 32 years straight,... Politics0 Comments47 views
Just Asking Pelican30 December 2015 Question: How much is our national identity worth? Or rather, how susceptible are ‘Australian values’ to serious examination? Sorry if these questions are v... Politics0 Comments2 views
Today in Paris Pelican14 November 2015 I woke this morning to eight people messaging me. The texts were varied, but they all had the same central message: turn on the news. What I saw shocked me, but... Politics0 Comments2 views
