“Because the state has enlisted itself to regulate morality and behavior, any deviation from the imposed social order is an inherent form of dissent,” writes Leili Kamali PO ’29. “As the war goes on, the biggest setback of all goes unrecognized – by bombing Iran, Trump is destroying and devaluing a decades-long movement of defiance that Iranians have been building all by themselves.”
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OPINION: Before Rebuilding Gaza, the World Must Confront Who Destroyed It
In an AI video posted by President Donald Trump to Truth Social, “Trump Gaza” imagines beaches and skyscrapers rising from ruins.: Trump’s proposed “GREAT” plan recasts Gaza’s destruction as an opportunity for profit, inviting the same powers complicit in its devastation to rebuild it while further displacing Palestinian populations and causing even greater environmental harm beyond that already caused by the war. Leili Kamali PO ‘29 argues that current plans for reconstruction are dangerously colonialist and anti-environmentalist, and must be reimagined in order to make proper reparations for those living in Gaza.
OPINION: On Poppin’ and Lockin’: How I developed a breakdancing addiction
During class registration, I thought, why would I sign up to do something I’m no good at? But, breakdancing has been the antidote to my efficiency complex. Everyone should consider diving into something new and uncomfortable, for the sake of expanding horizons.