This article was written by Hansen Zhang. As the rain pelted outside, dozens of constituents and candidates alike entered the Elkridge Branch Library on the afternoon of Saturday, January 10th. Inside, the atmosphere was lively and excited, as attendees gathered to watch a forum featuring the four candidates vying to become Howard County Executive in…
This article was written by Hansen Zhang. In the midst of the Trump administration’s release of the United States’ National Security Strategy in early December, much emphasis has been placed on the president’s warnings of a “prospect of civilizational erasure” in Europe within the next twenty years. Yet, President Trump has had plenty to say…
The late-afternoon sky over the Tai Po neighborhood in Hong Kong blazed an ominous canvas of orange and black as fire raged through eight blocks of Wang Fuk Court, a housing estate, and smoke filled the air. On Wednesday, November 26, 2025, at around 2:51 pm local time, the fire was first reported, but it…
On October 18th, 2025, the sun’s rays shone down on a sea of young and old alike wearing the color yellow. An excited yet determined energy seemed to overcome the crowd as Senator Chris Van Hollen walked onto the stage of the Chrysalis in downtown Columbia, Maryland, to a ripple of applause. “No Kings” protesters…
Few companies embody the stakes of the geopolitical rivalry between Washington, D.C. and Beijing quite like Nvidia. The chipmaker, which became the world’s first public company worth $4 trillion USD in July, has seen unprecedented growth that comes with the recent rise of artificial intelligence. Nvidia’s aptitude for creating powerful performance chips for AI systems…
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has a lot on his plate- being the governor of the U.S. state that had 59% of America’s undocumented immigrants come through its borders in 2023 undoubtedly creates tensions with foreign countries like Mexico and El Salvador. But in the past weeks, he’s taken on a new international enemy: China. In…