Even If the Administration Doesn’t Care About Climate Change, Wesleyan Should Still Divest
In the wake of the recent climate strikes on campus and across the globe, many students are pressuring the Wesleyan ...
Opinion
Selfies and the Self
To ourselves, we each ask the question: “who am I?” This is an important topic to our feeble human minds, ...
Why the Labor Theory of Value Is Incorrect (and How This Should Inform Your Politics)
Let’s talk about resources. In Adam Smith’s time, it seemed obvious that there were two things you needed to make an ...
Tax the Rich Out of Jealousy and Shame
There is a set of claims that commonly justifies low taxation on the rich in libertarian circles. The first is that ...
The Left Didn’t Kill the Classics, Public Schools Did: A Response to “The Age of Critical Theory”
Many of you have read a recent Op-Ed, The Age of Critical Theory (it was published in The Argus a couple ...
How the NBA Represents the Chinese Government’s Threat to Global Democracy
Last week, Rockets general manager Daryl Morey tweeted out a message in support of the pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong. ...
Solidarity With Hong Kong Means Rejecting Wesleyan’s Proposed Campus in China
Introductory note: I know that conversations about the Hong Kong protests, Wesleyan’s proposed campus in China, and the organizing of ...
From L.A. to the East Coast: The Wes Culture Shock
On Aug. 26, I zipped up my suitcases, tearfully hugged my little brothers, gave my dogs one last squeeze, and ...
A Trip to Pi Café: The Dual Lives of Tobias Wertime
Thanks to Wesleyan’s general disregard for my sleep schedule, I have become an avid fan of coffee during my three ...
It’s Time We Start Paying Attention To The Elections That Really Matter
As the Democratic presidential primary heats up, Americans are obsessing over every headline, every tweet, and every possible detail related ...