Editors’ Picks
Love in the Time of VHS: Making Sense of Vaporwave
What can the sound and politics of an internet microgenre tell us about our relationship with artificial consumer worlds?
Tomi Lahren: Like a Phoenix, She Will Rise from the Ashes
“Lahren has fallen victim to a system that has fed off of her willingness to create controversy.”
Humor: I Am Going To Keep Saying ‘Epistemology’ Until You Love Me
I frequently refer to my high school years as a “classical education,” my dad works in finance, and my best friend is named after a minor deity from Roman mythology.
Consequences of Friendship: Israel and Rwanda Build Ties
Rwanda is actively violating its citizens’ rights and Israel may be complicit.
Color Theory is Dead: Meditations on ‘Millenial Pink’
What is Millenial Pink? Does the trendy color even exist?
Moments of Rupture: Confederate Monuments and a Southern Town’s Search for its Identity
Charlottesville, Virginia is split over a statue of Robert E. Lee.
EDITORIAL: Our YCC Endorsements
The empty debate room on Tuesday night confirmed not only YCC’s failure to engage students, but also our own apathy toward their most immediate body for institutional reform. We applaud all of this year’s candidates for their energy and commitment to students—and we hope that they return the favor.
Trumpcare in West Virginia: A Case Study
Trump’s plans to reform American healthcare may have fallen short of repealing Obamacare, but they are far from abandoned. See how Trump’s tweaking of Obamacare could affect one of the states that most supported him.