On the Newsstand: Spring 2012
The Food Issue

Exporting Obesity to China, Drone Warfare, Figaro, and Peter Thiel

Covers

The Obesity-Eating Disorder Paradox

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How America is experiencing two symptoms of one serious cultural disorder

National Food Divide

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The role of today's government in food policy

Humanitarian Assistance: A Pragmatic Choice

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Drought in the Horn of Africa

Beyond the “Political Lightening Rod”

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Initiating An Alternative Discourse on Food Stamps

Exporting Obesity to China

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Will China get fat before it gets rich?

The Everglades, Sweetened

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The battle to save Florida’s natural treasure.

Frankenfoods and their Farmers

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The complicated politics of genetically modified food

Placing Our Order: America’s Next Farm Bill

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Thinking through the farm bill more carefully.

Bye, Bye Miss American Pie: America’s Food Culture

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How America's multifaceted food culture affects health and the environment

Politics of Food

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What we can learn from food movements

You Are What You Eat

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At the HPR, we believe that politics, broadly construed, touches and shapes every human endeavor. And, of course, few are more basic than eating.

United States

Mitt Romney’s Harvard Problem

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Romney's air of disconnectedness will continue to haunt him in the nominating process.

America, Drones, and the Future of Combat

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The HPR examines the psychological effects and expansion of presidential powers behind drone warfare.

Legislation Watch

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Dissecting current legislation on marijuana, bills, and Internet regulation

On the Docket

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Supreme Court examines Miller v. Alabama and Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum

World

The Arab World’s Forgotten Springs

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A Look Into Oman, Jordan, and Algeria

Election 2012: The World Votes

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Citizens of France, Egypt, Mexico, and Venezuela head to the polls this year

Is the European Project Stalled?

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The Future Prospects of E.U. Enlargement

Inside Iran’s Nuclear Program

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An examination of domestic dynamics surrounding the program

Striking a Balance in South Sudan

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Cooperation between the governments of Sudan and South Sudan is necessary to ensure stability in the region.

The Burmese Spring

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Aung San Suu Kyi and the Future of Burma

Books & Arts

Once Upon a Car

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The HPR reviews "Once Upon a Car: The Fall and Resurrection of America’s Big Three Auto Makers" by Bill Vlasic.

A Nation Divided

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"Our Patchwork Nation: The Surprising Truth About the 'Real' America" by Dante Chinni and James Gimpel

The Figure of Figaro

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Reviewing the Dunster House Opera

Interviews

Cemil Çiçek

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A conversation with the incumbent President of Turkish Grand National Assembly.

Peter Thiel

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A conversation with Peter Thiel, tech entrepreneur and founding CEO of PayPal.

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