Opinion
The Stakes of China’s Covid Policy
Between early April and June 1, life in Shanghai – China’s financial hub and a city home to 25 million people – came to a halt. Streets emptied from their usual constant bustle, shops and restaurants shut their doors, and…
A Feminist Awakening in China
2:40 A.M., June 10, 2022, Tangshan city in northeastern China –– A man entered a barbecue restaurant and approached a table of three women. He put his hand on the back of one, who rejected his advance. In response, the…
Colonialism in a Green Dress: Tesla and the Kanaky Independence Movement
Kanaky, the indigenous home of the Kanak people, known as the French territory of New Caledonia, is gorgeous; it is home to a rare level of endemic biodiversity and boasts the longest continuous barrier reef in the world. Its lagoons…
South Korea’s Dirty Biomass Problem
South Korea, the world’s seventh greatest producer of greenhouse gas, is botching its transition to clean power due to the exploitation of an outdated United Nations (UN) energy classification loophole. The loophole in question is Biomass — a fuel that…
When Infrastructure Expires: The Fight Over Dams in New Hampshire Mill Towns
Exeter’s colonial buildings look the same as they did ten years ago, but the town sounds different now. There’s a gushing noise in the background as if someone’s breathing through their teeth. For over one hundred years, the Exeter River…
Snowdrop: A Korean TV Show and the Distortion of History
1980s, South Korea –– Bak Jong-cheol, a student leader at Seoul National University, was one of many young activists struggling against the South Korean military dictatorship. Later, when Bak was interrogated for his involvement with pro-democracy movements, he refused to…
To be Satisfied with Democracy–Semantically
Do you ever say a word so often, it almost begins to lose meaning? I’m sure we’ve all experienced this phenomenon called semantic satiation, whether or not we knew its technical term. As an extension of this empirical observation of…
Yale’s Bright Blockchain Future
Yale was not one of blockchain’s early adopters, but a shift within the school from both the administration and students that makes Yale’s blockchain future bright.