Opinion
Half of a Yellow Sun
Through her work, Adichie seeks to dismantle the pervasive “single story” of Africa, arguing that “stories have been used to dispossess and malign, but stories can also be used to empower and to humanize.” This urgency and desire to provide a more nuanced narrative and amplify the voices of the unheard is easily apparent in Adichie’s 2006 novel, Half of a Yellow Sun.
All Rise: Judicial Algorithms in the Courtroom
Minorities have, and continue to be, discriminated against. Judicial algorithms can further perpetuate their second-class status by subjecting people of color to longer periods of incarceration.
Internet Bots are Taking Over Politics—and Social Media Companies Can’t Stop Them
As bots continue to populate Twitter’s trending page with politically polarized messages, it’s becoming harder than ever to track them down and stop them.
1984, Goodbye to All That
The affair demonstrated the worst symptom of our social media age: that nothing matters anymore.
Watch the Trains
At first thought, mass transit seems fundamentally incompatible with a world defined by a viral disease—but not necessarily. In fact, the oil slick mystery liquid of a subway platform makes an apt mirror to American politics as a whole.
On Loving Your Neighbors: Racism in the Christian Community
The call to “love our neighbors as ourselves” is not rooted in sentimentality or mush or comfort. It is deeply rooted in a sense of justice and empathy towards our fellow man. If your love only extends to the blonde-haired and blue-eyed and pale-skinned, then it isn’t loving.
Trump Looted My Faith
Deploying the National Guard to beat, tear gas, and shoot rubber bullets at journalists, clergy, and peaceful protesters, Trump marched triumphantly to St. John’s Episcopal’s Church across Lafayette Square from the White House and then hoisted a Bible up in the air as though planting a flag. It was a cynical photo op for an unrepentant man.