Why I moved to Korea for two years and waited to write about it
In the spring of 2017, I found myself at a crossroads. I had just gained admission to the graduate program of my dreams at one of the nation’s most renowned art schools. I lived in a dream state for a few weeks until my financial aid information arrived in the mail and brought me back down to earth again. The amount I received in scholarship money was sizable, but compared to the cost of two years’ tuition, the loans I would have to take out were gargantuan.
Too large to justify an MFA. Especially with what little money I had…
The GOP is reaching further than ever
In light of their failed attempt to make Hunter Biden’s laptop a credible scandal, it appears the GOP is scraping the bottom of the barrel for ideas to bring down Joe Biden in the remaining days before the 2020 election.
At least the former scandal held just a morsel of entertainment value for all of us, regardless of political affiliations. This one is so boring I might use it to induce a state of hibernation in myself for the month of November, depending on the election results.
Apparently, House GOP members have penned a letter to Amtrak CEO William Flynn…
Somebody alert the Supreme Court to these crimes against America.
On Tuesday, October 13th, Senator Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee tweeted “The word abortion does not appear in the Constitution,” insinuating that abortion is therefore unconstitutional.
This incredible logical leap should bring us all a collective sigh of relief. No more arguing over Amy Coney Barrett, no more defending or decrying judicial review — we don’t need a Supreme Court at all, as it turns out! We can simply hit Ctrl-F on a PDF of the Constitution and search for keywords to determine whether something is unconstitutional or not.
Luckily for you, I’ve done just that. According to Blackburnian Thought, here‘s…
At some point, we all must question if we’re simply regurgitating our parents’ political views.
I was in first grade when George W. Bush won the 2000 presidential race. Ceremoniously, my class held a mock election right before the real one.
In our simulation, Al Gore won, which is not surprising given I was raised in a large suburb outside of dependably progressive Seattle. Only a handful of kids voted for Bush, and I was one of them.
At that age, kids either voted for whoever their parents supported or the guy that their friends wrote down. …
You might be kidding yourself, but you’re not fooling anyone else.
1. Equality
You can’t claim to be a champion of equality and cast your vote for a man who, by all accounts, is not. Look no further than the Supreme Court and Trump’s potential replacement of the late women’s rights champion Ruth Bader Ginsburg with Amy Coney Barrett, a proud member of People for Praise — a conservative Catholic group that believes men should control their household and their wives, as well as prohibiting women from leadership positions within the organization.
And sure, maybe Barrett will shock us all and be the objective judge she wants us to think she is, but…
The highest court in the land is too powerful and too politicized, but it doesn’t have to be this way.
Amidst the national grief over the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on September 18th, there has been another overwhelming emotion in the heart of many Americans: anger. This collective outrage stems from realizing that the passing of one justice in the highest court of the land could spell the end for so many human rights gains made over the past decades, including but not limited to abortion, same-sex marriage, and the right to healthcare.
What kind of democracy do we live in when the life of someone none of us voted for — or could vote for — was…
If 100 companies are responsible for 71% of greenhouse gas emissions, should you still make an effort to live sustainably?
If you follow climate-related news, you’ve almost certainly seen a particular fact regarding corporate emissions floating around the past couple of years. It was first brought to mainstream media attention after it was published in the 2017 CDP Carbon Majors Report and according to FullFact, it is, unfortunately, true: between the years 1988 and 2015, 71% of all man-made greenhouse gas emissions were traced back to just 100 companies.
Upon seeing this troubling statistic, you may feel helpless. If most emissions are linked to just 100 companies, why does the burden fall on you as a consumer to be eco-conscious…
After Bernie Sanders dropped out of the race, I swore I’d never vote for Joe. Here’s why I changed my mind.
Back in April, when Bernie Sanders announced that he was suspending his presidential campaign, I tweeted “Tell me why I should vote for Joe Biden. I won’t accept ‘he’s not Trump’ or ‘he’s better than Trump.’ How? Tell me. Why should I trust anything he says? Why should I play into the hand of the corrupt Democratic establishment and vote for their cherry-picked candidate again?”
I meant it. I was angry. As someone who supported and campaigned for Sanders when he ran against Hillary Clinton in 2016 and again this election cycle, I was livid at what was essentially yet…
