Editors’ Picks
Citizen v. Citizen: Vigilantism in Texas Abortion Rights Debate
Growing up in a small town in South Texas, aggressive abortion restrictions come as no surprise to Emerald Belmarez.
Emerald was born and raised in the Rio Grande Valley, the most impoverished region in the state — and the least safe for reproductive rights. Only one abortion clinic serves a population of 1.3 million Texans.
A Campus Heritage: Voices of Latinx Faculty at Yale
Over two weeks, I interviewed several Latinx faculty and staff at Yale about their experiences. I was curious to find out what obstacles they had encountered and overcome, and sought to learn how their identity influenced their careers, if at all.
The Silences of Local History
There are always missing records, topics that don’t get enough attention, and stories that don’t get told.
Cybersecurity: The Evolution of Contemporary Warfare
Warfare in the 21st century is evolving. As the world grows increasingly dependent on databases and security systems, cyberattacks and ransomware may hold greater potency than missiles and drone strikes.
De-Westernizing Democracy
The existence of democratic infrastructure should not be conflated with the presence of democratic ideals or human rights; each can exist without the other.
Hustle and Honor
Whatever we do, we cannot continue our toxic relationship with labor, where work and identity coalesce into one grisly concept that reduces our humanity to a job title, a number of hours worked, and a salary.
Beyond HFT: Expanding Upon an Evolving Economic Process
High-frequency trading is a niche and evolving issue within the field of economics. A stronger understanding of the concepts tied to HFT is necessary for investors to understand how the process applies to other parts of the market.
Splendor over Sense: The Olympics as a Justifiable Expense for Notoriety
Even in a typical non-pandemic year, host cities pull out all the stops to cultivate an Olympic experience — and face enormous debt as a result. What, then, is the draw of such exorbitant spending in the eyes of host cities?