“There is probably more conflict”, my politics professor likes to say, “between Israelis and Palestinians on College Ave., than there is in the West Bank”. Yet most of the combatants […]
Once upon a time there lived two young, hip, successful New Yorkers. Their names were Jessica and Timothy. Jessica and Timothy were each tired of the dating scene – it […]
If there’s one thing that leftists of all stripes like, it’s “solidarity”. This is when people from different communities come together for the purpose of defeating a common oppressor, whether […]
Fewer than six months from now, the 2014 Winter Olympic Games are scheduled to take place in Sochi, Russia. Russia, already under criticism for the rigid censorship being imposed by […]
I am used to watching ethnic conflict from afar: reading about Tibetan riots in the newspapers, and thinking about policy proposals to address structural inequalities. But when the verdict of “not […]
I’m sure none of you missed the important news story coming out of England earlier this week. No, not the one where British sweetheart Kate Middleton delivered a royal baby. […]
A while ago I had a discussion with some friends about homosexuality and morality. Eventually I made the comment: Well it doesn’t directly affect you. If you didn’t know it […]
For better or for worse, an essential part of the news writing craft involves the judicious use of space. In headlines, this compression involves dropping articles, appositives, and adjectives. In […]
The flight of Edward Snowden from the United States has raised some awkward questions for the American establishment. Could the US, which so deftly portrayed itself as a victim of Chinese hacking […]
Ideal Investigations; Competing Explanations How do we ‘go about’ learning? Well one of the ways we can answer this is relatively straightforward. There are tons of methods we can use. […]
Applied Sentience 