Tag / Development
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Moving Forward And Looking Back
I’m finally ready to say goodbye to the memory of my former self. I thought you were perfect. I thought you had everything. I thought you were me. In reality, I had fabricated an intricate web of lies to fool myself into thinking that I could and would become a doctor. You’re probably thinking, “Another…
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Bilingualism Benefits Cognitive Development
The United States provides an interesting paradox: people describe the country both as a traditional “melting pot” of cultures, but also as culturally unaware relative to people from other countries. The sheer size of the country separates it from other areas with significantly different cultures, which makes many of us satisfied simply with interstate travel.…
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Suburban Policy in City Life: The Far Reaching Consequences of Housing Discrimination
BY GRACE FEENSTRA When considering pressing urban issues, it may seem counterintuitive to look at the suburbs as an important factor in urban policy. However, the explosion of the suburbs can provide important information about government policy relating to cities, and about systemic discrimination that lingers to this day. The current tax code provides several…
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Too Fast, Too Soon: Afghanistan After Withdrawal
The United States invaded Afghanistan in the fall of 2001 to kill Osama Bin Laden and to overthrow the Taliban regime, because it was hosting al-Qaeda elements. This was the U.S. objective. Now, bin Laden is dead—thanks to the U.S. Navy Seals—and the Taliban movement has been greatly weakened. Freedom was a foreign concept in…
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Abandoned Land: Not-So-Casual Vacancies in the Urban Enviroment
BY RAJA KRISHNA When I hear the words “vacant lot,” my thoughts immediately jump to one of my favorite Hey Arnold! episodes, which features America’s most famous football-head and his group of friends as they explore their neighborhood in search of a place to play sports. The gang comes across a vacant lot covered…
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Interview: Nicholas Kristof
Recently, WUPR’s own Anna Applebaum and Jannina Phi sat down with New York Times Op-Ed columnist Nicholas D. Kristof to discuss his career, women in the world economy and his new book. The following is the full transcript of that interview, featured partially in the last print edition of WUPR. WUPR: In America today, there…
