Trump’s vilification of Islam
This week, the US president announced a second take on his travel ban transparently targeting the Muslim community, though the administration hotly insists that this isn't about religion —...
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Mack Beggs and Transphobia in Sport
A transgender teen boy has been making headlines for all the wrong reasons after he won the Class 6A girls’ wrestling state championship in Texas (where else?). Forced to compete with high school...
Can science save us from politics?
Since the election, many have lamented the psychic pain that now comes with following the news. Turning on CNN or opening a Twitter feed has become a trial to be endured. Like others, I’ve...
Tipping Point: Milo Yiannopoulos, and Conservatives Shifting the Goalposts
The metrics behind a tipping point have always fascinated me. At what point does an online video qualify as having ‘gone viral’? At what point in the cooking process does the fruit go from...
The new left populism
Populism can run in a variety of directions, with a variety of unexpected results, as American Republicans are learning to their chagrin at the moment. But were those results really so unexpected?...
American fascism will be different — and no less serious
As we witness the American slide into fascism, it’s tempting to draw parallels to Nazi Germany. Nazi Germany is the fascist government that Americans are most familiar with — we study World War...
The expanding European security state
Just days after stepping into the White House, President Donald Trump enacted tight restrictions on refugees and immigrants entering the United States, stranding thousands of travelers around the...
Trump and NAFTA: Populism or Corporatism?
I am of the opinion that had it not been for his positions on trade, Donald Trump would not be President. By using rhetoric that strongly denounced free trade agreements cooked up by “elites” as...
The marginalised lead the resistance: #VaughnRebellion
As I write, law enforcement are descending upon Smyrna, Delaware, attempting to put a stop to a hostage situation at Vaughn Correctional Center, with prisoners holding guards and making demands for...
Stand up for America’s people. Not its “principles”: An open letter to Silicon Valley
“We believe in a world that should be getting closer because of the digital age, not more separated.” — Aaron Levie, Lead Magician (and CEO) at Box Then donate to a labor union. Donate to...