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Assessing the Validity of Primary-source Death Count Reporting: the Iraq Body Count and Benford’s Law
A Forensic Analysis of Incident-Based Tracking of Civilian Deaths in Conflicts
May 29, 2022
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Ben Sylvia
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We Need to Federalize the Police (Kinda)
An Exploration of the Idea of Federalizing Policing in the U.S.
May 20, 2022
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Ben Sylvia
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The Navy Wants to Kill the Railgun: Here’s Why We Can’t Let it
The Importance of the Railgun to the Future of Warfare
May 20, 2022
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Ben Sylvia
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God Dies, and Morality with Him
On Nietzsche's "Beyond Good and Evil"
May 19, 2022
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Ben Sylvia
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Mills and Marx: Political and/or Human Emancipation
Contrasting John Stuart Mills and Karl Marx
May 19, 2022
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Ben Sylvia
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Tyranny in 'Democracy in America'
An Exploration of Alexis de Tocqueville's infamous work 'Democracy in America"
May 19, 2022
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Ben Sylvia
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Revolution & Fraud
Self Interest & Contradiction in Reflections on the Revolution in France
May 19, 2022
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Ben Sylvia
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U.S.-Iran Policy: A New Approach
Shifting the U.S. Approach to Iran to one of 'Gradual Engagement'
May 17, 2022
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Ben Sylvia
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Lit Review: Syria & External Powers
A Written Report on Four Works About the Relationships Between Syria and Other Regional and Global Powers
May 17, 2022
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Ben Sylvia
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Ender’s Game, Call of Duty, and Nuclear Submarines: The Potential for and Dangers of Youth Remote Participation in Combat
An Exploration of the Phenomenon of Youth Remote Participation in Conflict Through the Lens of the book 'Ender's Game'
May 3, 2022
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Ben Sylvia
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Ender’s Game, Call of Duty, and Nuclear Submarines: The Potential for and Dangers of Youth Remote Participation in Combat
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U.S. Foreign Policy Options for Constraining Turkey in Syria
An Analysis of Potential Non-Military Foreign Policy Options to Respond to Turkey's Actions in Syria
May 3, 2022
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Ben Sylvia
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April 2022
Technically a Technowar: The Limited Importance of the Technowar Strategy in Tactical Operations During the Vietnam War
An Analysis of The 'Technowar' Strategy in Vietnam
Apr 28, 2022
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Ben Sylvia
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