Asian Spectator

Men's Weekly

.

This year's debate over defense spending threatens to disrupt a tradition of bipartisan consensus-building over funding the military

  • Written by Gibbs Knotts, Professor of Political Science, College of Charleston
This year's debate over defense spending threatens to disrupt a tradition of bipartisan consensus-building over funding the militaryMembers of the House Freedom Caucus speak to reporters on July 14, 2023, hours before the House passed its version of the National Defense Authorization Act.Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images News/Getty Images

Each year for the past six decades, congressional representatives from both sides of the aisle have come together to pass the National Defense...

Magazine

Hobi ‘takeaway’ kopi? Awas gelas sekali pakai lepaskan ribuan partikel mikroplastik

Katerina Holmes/PexelsPukul 7.45 pagi. Kamu membeli kopi takeaway di kafe langganan, sembari menggenggam gelas hangat, menyeruput sedikit, lantas bergegas ke kantor.Kamu mungkin menganggap gelas itu ...

Bukan solusi tapi beban: Mengapa Prabowonomics justru berisiko terhadap perekonomian rakyat?

(ElKurnia8/Shutterstock)● Presiden Prabowo mengenalkan konsep ‘Prabowonomics’ yang diklaim bisa menumbuhkan ekonomi hingga 8%.● Lain di klaim, ‘Prabowonomics’ justr...

Kenapa nilai zakat Indonesia masih rendah meski pembayaran zakat digital sudah di mana-mana?

● Potensi zakat nasional tembus ratusan triliun.● Dana sebesar itu bisa jadi dana segar pembangunan dan pengentasan kemiskinan nasional.● Pembayaran online ternyata tak mendongkrak p...