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Farewell, but not goodbye, Mr. President
Kalshi and the Case for Federalism
In an Era of Wildfire, California Faces a New Crisis at Home
The Sublime Resistance of Southern California’s Latino Goth Necropolis
The Sublime Resistance of Southern California’s Latino Goth Necropolis
My exposure to goth music began in 2025 when I attended a Twin Tribes concert in Anaheim, California. The venue was dimly lit, but piercing strobe lights illuminated concertgoers’ dramatic goth makeup looks. With a twinkling guitar and a flitting dark-electronic tune in the background, the singer of the opening band condemned violent U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids across America, garnering strong cheers from the audience.
Can We Still Buy Tulsi Gabbard’s “No War With Iran” T-shirt?
South Park: The Cultural Hero We Need, But Don’t Deserve
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All Bets are Off
March 2026 saw a slew of elections, as the country ramped up to the November midterms. Among these elections were
South Park: The Cultural Hero We Need, But Don’t Deserve
Free speech concerns are louder than ever, amidst the Trump administration’s continued efforts to silence MAGA-opposed voices. Last year, ABC’s
Farewell, but not goodbye, Mr. President
They called him the Messiah. His rhetoric riled up thousands, gleefully awaiting salvation from economic downturn and a hopeful denouement
Humanity Beyond Survival
In 1974, world-renowned philosopher Robert Nozick posed a question: Suppose the government offers you the option to plug yourself into
The Eye That Never Blinks
On the morning of Oct. 7, Hamas soldiers breached the Gaza border fence at multiple points and killed more than
Dasein and Love
In an essay published in March, I discussed the fundamental contradiction of contemporary society: that we pursue means to achieve
1,600 “Startups”
How many startups are at UC Berkeley? The University claims over 1,600 — a number it plasters endlessly in brochures,
In an Era of Wildfire, California Faces a New Crisis at Home
The conversations taking place at my family's dinner table have undergone a rapid divergence from daily recaps to discussion of
Can We Still Buy Tulsi Gabbard’s “No War With Iran” T-shirt?
Born too late to deploy to the Middle East, born too early to deploy to the Middle East, born just
Kalshi and the Case for Federalism
Kalshi first came on my radar when a friend of mine texted our group chat saying she had just made
Cutting off the Head of the Snake
Since Pablo Escobar’s apprehension at the height of the war on drugs, capturing and killing drug lords has been glorified
MAXimizing Surveillance
When users experienced a “metallic buzzing” on WhatsApp and Telegram calls starting in Aug. 2025, Russia’s state internet regulator, Roskomnadzor,
The Pen is Mightier than the Claymore
Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland’s former First Minister and a prominent figure in British politics, is beloved by Scottish citizens as a
The Sublime Resistance of Southern California’s Latino Goth Necropolis
My exposure to goth music began in 2025 when I attended a Twin Tribes concert in Anaheim, California. The venue
The World We Forgot To Want
The case against the life we were sold. A look at how modernity’s promise of unlimited freedom hollowed out the institutions that once made life meaningful.
How the Capitalist Economy Created the Opioid Epidemic in America
We live in a country where anything remotely related to the word opioid is just a statistic. A world in
Nepal’s Parliamentary Election Brings Down the Old Guard and Raises New Hopes
“Time's up, Fake leaders, Game Over. We'll ring the bell on 5 March." These lyrics from rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah were
Sovereign Wealth Funds and the New Geopolitics of Capital
In finance, the glass towers in London, New York, and Singapore are depicted as the pinnacle of markets being exclusively
When the “Other France” Gets Put on Screen
Few words in contemporary French politics hold the same political and symbolic weight that banlieue does. Translated to “suburb” in
An Unfinished Uprising
Iran is eroding. Across Iran today, the very foundations of the Islamic Republic are being openly challenged. Millions of Iranians
The Call for Cityhood in East Los Angeles
East Los Angeles resident Kristie Hernandez remembers the excitement and anticipation that she felt as she prepared to vote for