When we think of Model United Nations, the image of caffeine addicted teenagers in suits, rapping horribly constructed songs in the middle of the committee (as many of you have seen that reel on Instagram). Though that depiction may be true in some instances, the circuit is more than just roleplaying diplomats for plaques and certificates - it is a community of individuals who come from varying schools and nations. I’ve met MUNers who want to be doctors, engineers, artists, t

In the cavernous chamber of the United States Capitol, beneath the fixed gaze of the justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, Donald Trump delivered the longest State of the Union address in modern history. For one hour and forty-seven minutes, he painted a portrait of a nation reborn: the economy “roaring like never before,” the border “the strongest and most secure in American history,” the United States transformed from crisis to the “hottest” country on Earth.

To walk down Sukhumvit Road today is to encounter Bangkok’s most cosmopolitan identity. Neon Japanese izakayas spill into the pavement; Sikh-owned hotels rise behind reflective glass; tailored suits hang in storefronts whose family names predate the BTS itself. Sukhumvit is often described as Bangkok’s “expat district,” a shorthand that, although not wrong, fails to capture the history of migration and multiculturalism it is home to. Sukhumvit is the modern surface of a much