Category / 2020 / Boundaries / Themes
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Tolerance vs. Acceptance
I remember the first time I truly felt “othered”. Entering Mrs. Murphy’s third grade class on the first day at a new school, wearing the carefully ironed outfit my mother had picked for me. When I was asked to introduce myself, I spoke clearly, proudly rolling my r’s and pronouncing my name the way it…
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Goodbye Neoliberalism, Hello Doughnut
“There are no great limits to growth because there are no limits of human intelligence, imagination, and wonder,” Reagan said. The narrative of limitless growth has been embedded into government, policy, and economic thought for decades. Western countries have, indeed, seen massive GDP growth, and many people see economic growth under President Trump as a…
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A New Decade, and a New Cold War
The year 1950 signified a new decade in geopolitics. With the formation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the struggle between democracy and communism took full effect. The new world order reigned supreme, with both the U.S. and Soviet Russia at its helms. Yet elsewhere, in Asia, two future superpowers were taking shape. That…
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Republican Realpolitik
As each day goes by, political power shifts further from the American left and the oppressed groups they represent. 2020 has been a string of defeats, with underwhelming responses to police brutality, millions losing their jobs and homes, and President Trump now seeking to cement a conservative stranglehold on the Supreme Court by appointing a…
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Rank-Choice Voting: Is it the Future of US Elections?
As the national election approaches, debates around voting are becoming increasingly prioritized. The value of our current methods of voting is being reconsidered, as criticisms of the system arise. Alternative methods of voting are being brought to the forefront of political conversations. One such idea is ranked-choice voting. Ranked-choice is a system of voting where…
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Breaking the Boundaries of Higher Education
College is often described as the stage of our lives when we can explore our academic, personal, and professional interests. After years spent taking required courses I wasn’t interested in, wasting time on unnecessary homework assignments, and constantly feeling anxiety and stress from my GPA, I looked to college as a place of freedom. When…
