Roe V Wade, and An Underanalyzed Consequence
The United States Supreme Court struck down the landmark Roe V Wade case on June 24, which had guaranteed the right to abortion as a constitutionally guaranteed right, with a 6-3 supermajority. Now, governors of states are free to make decisions with respect to abortion laws. This decision is not entirely unexpected, since the Supreme…
Workaholism In Humanity, and Why We Are Careening Towards A Globalized Disaster
To display his own might, Khal Drogo, a character from the Game of Thrones, walks into the blade swung by his opponent and lets it wound him. He displays his scar as a badge of honour, and receives adulation from his tribesmen. Eventually, however, he succumbs to the obviously developing infection. Society as a whole…
Why Politicians Shouldn’t Be Trading Stocks
Recently, disputes have arisen in the US Congress over the massive profits made by some members in individual stock trades. Research by Capitol Trades showed that within the Congress about 370 million USD worth of company stock was bought and sold between 2019 and 2020- an absolutely mind-blowing amount. Multiple senators are advocating for a…
NFTs- an overview of their legitimacy
As is the case when any bit of news explodes from seemingly nowhere and hits ‘the mainstream’, so to say, the first question that arises is: What exactly is this thing? It happened with black fungus, it happened with bitcoins, and now it’s happening with what many speculate is the next ‘big thing’- NFTs. For…
The Moral and Prudential Superiority of a True Meritocracy
The topic for this article is a slightly controversial take- it intuitively seems wrong to consider any system apart from an egalitarian model as one that can prevail morally and prudentially. And who can fault those who reject such a notion without truly understanding the reasoning behind my proposal of the superiority of a meritocracy?…
A BRIEF CRITICISM OF HUMANITY’S ROLE IN SOCIAL CHANGE
Before moving into any substantive arguments, I feel like it is important to clarify one thing- the meaning of activism, and social change. Activism: The policy of campaigning to bring about sociopolitical change. It is commonly associated with progressives though I believe that the definition can be extended to anyone who fulfills the ‘criteria’. Thus,…
Cracks In The Mask
A beam of sunlight enters the classroom, falling upon the teacher’s desk. The way the dust motes seem to dance around in the light truly fascinates me. It is as if fairies have come from a faraway land, just to lighten the sombre mood of the classroom and spread colour all around. How friendly of…
The Love-Hate Relationship Between Bitcoins And Governments
According to Merriam-webster, Bitcoin is “a digital currency created for use in peer-to-peer online transactions.” This basically means that direct transactions can take place without the interference of a central authority, electronically through what is called a ‘blockchain’. The creator of bitcoins is known by the pseudonym ‘Satoshi Nakamoto’ but the gender, age, etc. of…
The Lie Of Trickle Down Economics
Trickle Down Economics, popularized as Reaganomics, is simply a pseudo economic theory that aims to benefit the ultra-rich while masquerading as something that can lift the poor out of poverty. This ‘theory’ advocates tax-cuts for the rich, stating that more income for the rich can effectively lead to employment generation and greater income returns for…
#UncleTim- What is it? Where did it start from?
President Joe Biden of the United States has been pressuring the Congress to pass the new Criminal Justice Bill, and push for police reform, before the 25th of May, 2021- the anniversary of George Floyd’s death- in his first State of The Union address. In response, Senator Tim Scott, a Black Republican, remarked, “America is…
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