Opinion
All Hail the Heartland
In the political imagination, the Midwest is where doors are never locked, politeness is practically a commandment, and virtue runs as clear as the rivers.
Answering Generations of Silence
Life and art’s cyclical relation means that what we show and how we show it matters.
Xi Jinping: The Man Behind China’s Modern Rise—and Potentially Its Future Fall
Xi’s thirst for even more centralized power…not only risks alienating China from the international community, but also feeds growing dissatisfaction within government and Chinese Communist Party ranks. Soon, Xi might find himself fighting a war on two fronts.
Reproductive Justice Means More than Abortion
While all child-bearing people have faced reproductive oppression, BIPOC have had to fight harder to have children, to raise their children safely, and at the most basic level, to be heard.
Cancel Our Culture: Compassion in an Age of Reckoning
Do not simply fall into cancel culture, rather, cancel our culture. Change it and shape it for the better as you are working to move humanity ever forward toward the golden ideals of utopia, but do it with heart and compassion in the eye of justice.
Flying Solo?: Balancing Nationalism with Collaboration in Space Diplomacy
Despite what the scientific community and other onlookers may want, there is huge diplomatic capital and prestige to be gained from being the first country to put humans on Mars, such that political factors would probably limit cooperation for the first crewed Mars mission.
The Soul of a Nation
America is an aberration in the history of the world, an unnatural community that dared to defy conventional wisdom and aim for something greater. Those who want to drag the country into a mythical past where America was white and utopian would return the United States to the league of ordinary nations.
On Providing Students a Seat at the Table
Not only do these programs uplift marginalized voices, but they also ensure that transparency and accountability are key components of decision-making when it comes to public education policy.