Opinion
Sisyphus, Sartre, and Searching for Meaning during COVID
One freak occurrence across the globe froze our lives in place. A microscopic fleck of protein prevented us all from seeing our families and friends, from attending parties and movies, from even showing our faces in public. How can we continue to live, knowing that existence itself is so fragile, so chaotic, so absurd?
In Defense of Coal Miners – Centering Corporate Cultural Manipulation in the Age of Environmentalism
The modern environmentalist is an intellectual individual, armed with vast amounts of data, robust environmental theory, and no shortage of protest tactics. They recognize their role in the climate crisis, opting to switch to plant-based diets, transitioning to public transportation, buying second-hand apparel, protesting for climate justice, and learning to recycle more effectively.
Part 1: How To with John Wilson
How To with John Wilson captures a world you thought only you could perceive. Piles of trash, building scaffolding, curbside furniture, dismembered mannequins.
As Alaska Thaws, Climate Policy Freezes: Bridging the Bipartisan Climate Divide
Sustainable energy policy will always be hindered by the hegemonic power of the fossil fuel industry and its congressional allies. The question is whether that impediment will prevent climate action completely.
Perverse Secularism: A Case for The Hijab in France
The French government should be under no pretense that society can exist in a vacuum. Admitting this reveals that the real expectation on Muslims is not to assimilate but to disappear silently into the background of an unduly deified status quo predicated on Western principles.
La democracia peruana en riesgo — Una mirada a la candidatura de Pedro Castillo
Aún así, considerando que la crisis institucional tiende a amplificar los llamados al cambio drástico, existe la posibilidad de que el Perú pudiera ser gobernado, en unos meses, por un Marxista-Leninista. Una mirada exhaustiva al manifiesto de su partido, escrito el año pasado, revelará los peligros aterradores que representa esta posibilidad para la consolidación de un Perú próspero y democrático.
Peruvian Democracy at Risk: A Review of Pedro Castillo’s Presidential Candidacy
Since moments of institutional crisis tend to amplify calls for drastic change, there remains the possibility that Peru could be governed by a Marxist-Leninist in a few months’ time. An exhaustive look into his party’s 2020 manifesto will reveal just how dangerous this prospect is to the consolidation of a democratic and prosperous Peru.
Around the World for a COVID-19 Shot: An Ethical Examination of Vaccine Tourism
When we’re forced to make unethical decisions, we have to demand better of the people in power. Asking for inherent inequalities to benefit the least-advantaged requires both acknowledging that these inequalities exist and that they have feasible solutions.