Waiting on Extraction: Hobbes and the Antarctic Treaty System
As one of the coldest and most extreme places on Earth, Antarctica is rarely discussed as a political theater. But ...
Opinion
Housing Entitlement: The Right to Safe Spaces or Social Spaces?
The mold in the dishwasher was black. I could not be sure whether it was black mold, but it was ...
Wesleyan Refuses Responsibility for the Wood Frame Problem: Students Must Solve It
Wesleyan’s wood-frame houses are in bad shape. The dialogue sparked by Fran Koerting’s email last Monday revealed that not only ...
From Massage Parlors to Usdan Memes: Wesleyan’s Problem with Selective Inclusivity
The musky scent made standing in the trailer doorway almost unbearable. Blotches—each a varying shade of brown—peppered the aged carpet ...
The Ocasio-Cortez Phenomenon: Why Americans Should Admire Her
She is young and famous. No, she isn’t a Jenner or someone else who lucked into the spotlight. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is a ...
The Illusion of Choice: Video Games, Anxiety, and Worker Expendability
I started playing a video game last week. Fallout: New Vegas is an RPG (role-playing game) premised on making impactful ...
The Complicated Ethics of Thrift Shopping
There’s a certain aesthetic to walking down the side of the highway wearing washed-out jeans from the ’90s and a ...
What’s Love Got to Do With It: In Defense of Friendship
If you’ve ever watched a movie, read a book, seen a television show, or done literally anything ever, then I’m ...
Who Benefits in the Post-Truth Era?
“Never believe that anti-Semites are completely unaware of the absurdity of their replies,” writes Jean-Paul Sartre in “Anti-Semite and Jew.” ...
Breaking the Bubble: Extending Ideology Outside the Ivory Tower
Content Warning: racist and sexist slurs The last time I was on /pol/ (a popular alt-right forum on 4chan), I ...