Biden isn’t transforming America’s immigration system; Instead, we should support more direct aid for immigrants, says Nicholas Black PO ’24.
Opinions
OPINION: For my immigrant family, Russia’s response to Biden’s ‘killer’ comment is all too familiar
Russia’s response to President Biden calling Vladimir Putin a “killer” recalls classic tactics used by the Soviet Union and many other authoritarian regimes to obfuscate criticism of their human rights records, argues Ben Reicher PO ’22.
OPINION: A global coffee shortage is on the horizon, and consumers must be the first to act
Coffee is in danger of shortage. To preserve the industry, we must think of our coffee more holistically; considering the surprisingly complicated environmental and economic processes that lie behind it, writes Ryan Lillestrand PZ ’23.
OPINION: We must adopt a restorative approach to conflict by apologizing differently
By approaching apologies through the lens of restorative justice, we place value in growth over retribution, writes Stella Favaro PO ’23.
OPINION: Embracing aging is body positivity
Aging is a normal bodily process; Embracing rather than resisting it is a form of body positivity, writes Mishaal Ijaz.
OPINION: Use of public lands incurs a responsibility to protect them
OPINION: America’s public lands are under attack. Everyone who recreates on public lands has a responsibility to protect them, writes Kyle Greenspan PZ ’23
OPINION: Burma coup shows why Biden must reject Great Man foreign policy
Ben Reicher PO ’22 argues that America’s traditional foreign policy approach relies too heavily on individual leaders.
OPINION: Give women in sports the respect they deserve
OPINION: Women are not given recognition for accomplishments in sports, as exemplified this week by both the NCAA and individuals at the 5Cs. It’s time to give female athletes the respect they deserve, argues Abby Loiselle PO ’23.
OPINION: Don’t be more lenient on caregivers who kill their disabled dependents
OPINION: Giving more sympathy to caregivers who commit filicide against people with disabilities is ableist and unfair to the filicide victims, Luciénne Reyes ’24 writes.
OPINION: Progressives should stop co-opting the label of socialism
OPINION: Progressives should not label themselves as democratic socialists if they uphold capitalism, says Sam Hernandez PO ’24