Opinion
The Adversity Score Illusion
McKinsey Crozier analyzes the College Board’s move toward adversity scoring, and how that intersects with her own academic experience.
PARK: What’s the deal with Bill de Blasio?
Nearly every facet of de Blasio’s campaign identity is trumped by a more favorable and higher ranking opponent.
Anything But Pro-Life: The Dangerous Hypocrisy of Abortion Restrictions
“As for Kay Ivey and the rest of the politicians and zealots playing political games with the lives of women across America, I am not going to mince my words: Take a long look in the mirror, see the blood you have washed your hands in, and ask yourselves how much you really care about life.”
The Illusion of the Biden Appeal
The features that make Biden initially seem electable may be the same reasons keeping him from ultimately winning the nomination.
Trigger-Happy Hollywood: Dirty Harry, Fascism, and the Liberal Backlash of the 1970s
Despite the venomous charges of its critics, Dirty Harry is not and never was a fascist film. However, the sequel, in its conscious attempts to make that same argument, inadvertently embraces a fascistic outlook.
America’s Newest Staple: Government Shutdowns
The main difference between the U.S. and other nations isn’t that hyper-partisanship doesn’t exist, but instead is that gridlock isn’t able to shutter parts of an entire government.
Jacinda Ardern’s Empathy
In her leadership following the Christchurch attack, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern demonstrates the power in matching compassion with immediate action.
The Ethics of Journalism
There is room in news for opinion, but analysis of events needs not come as quickly as objective descriptions of the events themselves.