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Not a Citizen, but Not Un-American

Eric A. Blair October 14, 2025

Uprooted from Korea, raised in Cupertino, sent back across the Pacific only to return a decade later — all of it felt worth it, if

The Warden of the Panopticon: Trump and the Dawn of Digital Authoritarianism

Emilio Menotti October 12, 2025

Digital control is the bloodstream of modern authoritarianism. From the streets of Hong Kong to the border of Israel, technology has begun to amplify domination.

Karl Popper’s Moral Case for Rationalism

Henry Hayes October 11, 2025

One would assume that Austrian-Jewish philosopher Karl Popper’s 1945 book, “The Open Society and Its Enemies,” would be teeming with anti-fascism. However, his highly influential

A Homicide Against Academia

Merjan Khwajazada October 10, 2025

On August 14th, UC Berkeley students received an email from the Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor & Provost that provided an all-access service for

Uncivil Unrest from Nepal to the United States

Will Baker October 8, 2025

With their Parliament building still warm from the blaze of the day before, tens of thousands of Nepalis gathered for an impromptu election. The burning

What Newsom Doesn’t Get, Mamdani Does

Tallulah Knill Allen October 7, 2025

Zohran Mamdani’s recent primary win in New York wasn’t just a triumph of social media savvy and grassroots organizing. It marked something rarer: a progressive

The Dangerous Poetry of Trumpism

Elliot Harvey October 4, 2025

It has long been leftist practice to critique the right as cold, materialistic, profit-focused, and neoliberal – rightly so. Positions such as opposition to higher

Scandinavia Isn’t the Model; Ireland is

Ashlyn Huff October 3, 2025

If there’s anything Americans haven’t stopped talking about for years, it’s the economy. Two presidents, changes to the tax code, and even stimulus checks have

Short-Term Thinking Is Destroying American Science

Mahika Reddy September 29, 2025

As a part of alleged budget slashing and cost-cutting initiatives, the Trump Administration commenced its second term by freezing over 1,800 federal research grants, sending

The Aesthetic of Authoritarianism: AI and the Trump Government

Will Baker May 18, 2025

Donald Trump’s government hasn’t been shy about embracing generative AI. No later than his second day in office, the President announced the $500 billion Stargate

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