The Case for Responsible Genetic Engineering
Although the idea of engineering genes has been on the minds of science fiction writers, ethicists, and biochemists alike for ...
Opinion
The Truth Is Out There: The Sexism is Right Here
Like hundreds of lesbians across the world, I had my sexual awakening (mostly) courtesy of Dana Scully and Gillian Anderson, ...
Lessons from Thailand: Why Student Activism Matters
A July issue of “The Economist” featured a piece highlighting the fight of Liu Xiaobo against the tyrannical regime of ...
Hollywood’s Portrayal of War Supports Trump’s North Korea Narrative
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley garnered headlines earlier this week with her comments on the U.S. conflict ...
How One Episode of “West Wing” Reveals a Greater Misunderstanding of Alzheimer’s
Political drama, political drama, political drama, Alzheimer’s. As I binge-watched “The West Wing” this past summer, I was jarred by ...
Dissecting Disaster: Conflicted Feelings on Media Coverage of Hurricane Harvey
News broadcasts are some of the few memories I have from my and my family’s evacuation of Southeastern Louisiana for ...
A Farewell to The Argus
My true passion for The Argus was formed in a cauldron of controversy. While I was among the scores of ...
NY Times’ Bret Stephens: Masturbatory First Columns Attempt to Derail Climate Change Debate
The first three columns of The New York Times’ new Opinion columnist, Bret Stephens, have attempted to roil the traditional ...
On the Importance of Scrutiny in Moving Forward with Opinion
This is the final issue of my tenure as an Opinion Editor, and during such a volatile, strange, scary, and ...
Free the Books
The University recently asserted its ownership over the wealth of books in Olin by placing a swipe-access lock on the ...