Crystal Whetstone

Crystal Whetstone is an assistant professor at Sam Houston State University’s Department of Political Science. Her work seeks to make political participation equitable and inclusive.

Stories by Crystal Whetstone
Pao Ge Vang, 5, waits for the school bus to take him home after his second day in kindergarten at Herndon-Barstow Elementary School in Fresno, California, on Dec. 10, 2004. The Vangs are among thousands of Hmong refugees who fled Laos for Thailand 30 years ago and were part of the current U.S government resettlement program for up to 15,000 Hmong.

The United States Can’t Welcome More Refugees Without Reforming Its Resettlement System
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Cardboard figures of Chinese President Xi Jinping, wearing a face mask, and U.S. President Donald Trump stand in front of a souvenir shop in Moscow on June 3.

The Rise of the COVID Dictatorships
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