Author / Reuben Siegman
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Religious Revival in an Automated Future
America is bound to have a religious renewal in the coming decades. This may be a surprising prediction, as there has been a distinct decline in religiosity amongst Americans at a time when religion is becoming increasingly tied into partisan politics. Moreover, religion is least popular with millennials, adding to the suspicion surround religion rising.…
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The Moral Tones in Our Politics
Since the 2016 election, there has been a palpable discomfort among friends who supported different candidates. Thanksgiving table was tenser, and some friendships have chilled. After the 2012 election, on the other hand, even though people may have ardently disagreed with you, it was still easy to be friends. The current division is not going…
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Enough About the White Working Class
An emerging theme from the media’s analysis of the 2016 election is that the Democrats failed to connect with the white working class voters in the heartlands that voted in large droves for President Trump. That is, Hillary Clinton should have spent more time in the Rust Belt. There has been a borderline obsession with…
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Catch me in Kathmandu: Refugee Reflection
As this election season has come to a close, there has been a great deal of talk about immigrants and refugees. This semester I have had the opportunity to immerse myself in the Tibetan refugee community. I have spent a total of seven weeks living with two different Tibetan families, one in Kathmandu and one…
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Catch me in Kathmandu: My Excursion to Ladakh, India
The program I am participating in is fortunate enough that we go on both a major and minor excursion. For our major excursion we went to Ladakh, a part of the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir in northern India, which borders Chinese-occupied Tibet. We went to Ladakh because it is known for being as…
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Fact, Fiction, and the Partisan Divide
As I scroll through my Facebook feed, I see a sponsored article from Everytown for Gun Safety, a non-profit organization. Then, I see a New York Times article about gun violence in America that my friends have shared. When I “Google” the issue of gun violence, I usually get my facts from organizations like the…
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Boudha Homestay Week One
I have just finished my first week living with my homestay family in Boudha, a small town on the outskirts of Kathmandu, home to a large Tibetan population. At the center of town is the Boudha Stupa—one of the holiest places for Tibetan Buddhists. As part of their ritual, many people walk around the Stupa,…
