Category Archives: ICLR Blog

Paddington’s Tax Troubles: Build-A-Bear and VAT

By: Victoria Guevara February 20, 2023 Although Paddington the bear is not part of the Build-A-Bear franchise, he is a famous stuffed bear known by most in the United Kingdom. Stuffed bears similar to Paddington are having tax issues in the United Kingdom. Specifically, Build-A-Bear is being charged customs duties and value-added tax (VAT) for […]

Motivations for a Modern Monroe Doctrine: 

Combatting Cartels, Corruption, and Chinese Coercion in Latin America By: Zach Kaufman February 16, 2023 Regardless of one’s belief surrounding the legal immigration process into the United States or the necessary level of security on the shared border with Mexico, the death, despair, and terror caused by prominent Mexican cartels present a problem for America […]

Europe’s Crackdown on Big Tech Turns to TikTok

By: Jake Waldman February 9, 2023 TikTok is highly popular among teenagers in Europe, and its popularity has been growing rapidly in recent years. The app’s unique combination of short-form video content and engaging features, such as music and filters, has made it particularly appealing to young people. TikTok allows users to create and share short, […]

Antisemitism Around the World: How Social Media and Public Figures Influence Our Perception

By: Talya Pinto February 6, 2023 A terrifying reality for many Jewish people is that Kanye West has more followers on social media than there are Jewish people in the world. There are approximately 15.3 million Jews worldwide. Kanye West has 18.1 million followers on Instagram. Antisemitism is the prejudicial attitude against or hatred of Jews. The manifestation […]