Opinion
Meat as Mirror
On the surface, American meat appears to be an equalizer. Nearly every American — the workers, students, the elites, and even many vegetarians — have indulged in a dirty water dog or Mc-something at least once. But first impressions are…
How the Stop Solitary Movement in Connecticut Exposes the Racist Logic of Carceral Punishment
On May 10, 2022, Governor Ned Lamont signed a bill into law intended to limit the use of solitary confinement in Connecticut. Lamont had vetoed a similar bill in 2021, but included some of the same policies in this year’s…
Notes on the Fall of Kanye West
Kanye’s music reminds me of weekends riding along Lake Shore Drive and sticky days at park district summer camp and recesses spent playing pickup basketball. It reminds me of family cookouts and wandering down Michigan Avenue and hood fireworks that…
Ronald or Donald: The Leadership Crisis Facing the Republican Party
The Grand Old Party is in disorder. The “Make America Great Again” faction of the GOP is salivating over the inevitable return of Donald Trump. However, during this two-year Trump hiatus, some members of the faction—primarily younger and middle-aged adults—are…
What Malawi’s Re-run Election Tells Us About Democracy
If someone asked, which country would you say was a lesson in expanding democracy during the pandemic? To many, the answer is no longer America, “the beacon of democracy,” but few might guess this answer. As authoritarian governments tightened their…
A New Frontier in Product Liability: Will Social Media be the Big Tobacco of Our Generation?
A 14-year-old boy in the throes of a mental health crisis, a mother distrustful of social media, and a lawyer with decades of experience in asbestos poisoning: Meet the players behind a new lawsuit charging four of the world’s biggest…
Can Litigation Hold Top Universities to Promises of Meritocracy?
A recent class action filed against Columbia University is the latest in a stream of lawsuits against elite institutions in the past few years. What has motivated our current litigious climate against highly ranked universities? Class action complaints have alleged…
The Final Countdown: The Race to Protect Earth’s Last Unexplored Environment
The countdown to save earth’s final frontier has begun. The United Nations International Seabed Authority (ISA), an autonomous group of 167 member states which manages international seabed exploration and extraction, is currently meeting in Kingston, Jamaica to decide on watershed…