Hard to Swallow: Child Obesity and Parental Rights in the United Kingdom
by Aaron Gertler: It’s a libertarian’s nightmare: government-appointed social workers forcing your family into public housing, making your children exercise, even standing in your new kitchen as you prepare food. And if your children fail to slim down, you lose them. In one instance, Scottish parents from the town of Dundee saw the four youngest...
Letter from… Nicaragua
by Seth Kolker: Over this past summer, I am homeless. I chose to be like this: my condition was not of necessity, as is the case for far too many others. I knew exactly what I had signed up for when I began. I live out of my backpack. Weekends provide the safe refuge of...
Recognizing the U.N. as a Major Player
by Krissy Chapman: “You want to be a part of the club,” explained Professor Jean Krasno. At the U.N., few on the outside know what goes on behind closed doors; but according to Krasno, “[Nations] don’t want to be left out.” Despite the generally reclusive nature of the U.N.ited Nations, it has been a key...
Revolution Graffiti: Reclaiming Public Space, Reclaiming Freedom in the New Egypt
by Erin Biel: Under the 6th of October Bridge in the Zamalek neighborhood of Cairo, Egypt, a passerby can find what is perhaps the most indelible image of the Egyptian Revolution. The medium, like the piece itself, transcends the conventional; this Revolution image was not captured through photography or film, but rather through spray can...
Q&A: Nejla Guvenc, Turkish Fashion Designer
Nejla Guvenc, 41, has been representing Turkey in international fashion shows since 2005. She created her brand Nej in 2002, and last year she became the first Turkish woman in the Goldman Sachs/Wharton 10,000 Women in Emerging Markets initiative. The Yale Globalist sat down with her to discuss her brand, her view of fashion, and her take...
Unraveling the IHH
by Jeffrey Dastin: The lobby is small. A front desk, two couches, a flat-screen TV, and a large water well. A stairway leads to a few floors of offices and conference rooms. At first glance, it is surprising that Turkey’s decent relations with Israel took a cataclysmic turn in this place, the headquarters of the...
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