With the endless news of climate devastation this year, from wildfires in Greece to terrible droughts in Paraguay, there should be a real urgency to addressing the climate crisis. Now more than ever, it is blindingly obvious that climate change does, in fact, constitute a crisis. Yet business continues as…
I first used Duolingo in the second semester of my first year of uni in 2018. I had heard of Duolingo before that, but I never installed it. Before coming to uni, I had studied Spanish for 13 years starting from the time I was five until the time I…
I had wanted to write a blogpost about Israel and Palestine last month when fighting broke out once again among Hamas in Palestine and the Israeli government. While I did not get the chance to write a post then, I still think it is very important to draw attention to…
The Limitations of Juneteenth
With the passing of the first anniversary of the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, not much has changed in regard to police brutality or justice for black communities. Yes, Derek Chauvin, the police officer who knelt on George Floyd’s neck, was convicted. But have the…
Having just re-watched all the Star Wars movies Episodes 1–6 for Star Wars Day, I thought I would share my ranking of the movies. It had actually been a while since I had seen the movies, and I had never binged them all at once. Around 14 hours after starting…
While many people might struggle to connect the topics of veganism and circumcision, they are intimately related. Veganism is not simply a diet but is a lifestyle; it represents a way of life that rejects exploitation and harm to animals while at the same time reducing humanity’s impact on the…
One of the most perplexing ideologies to come out that seek to address the climate crisis is eco-authoritarianism. Proponents of eco-authoritarianism like David Shearman have argued that democracy has failed to confront the climate crisis and that an eco-elite must be created that would guide the world as a kind…
I have been writing about very serious topics the past few months, so I thought I would take the time to write about a more personal topic. As the title implies, this topic is about reading fantasy again after a long time away. …
Although the defeat of Donald Trump signals a kind of reprieve, democracy worldwide is on the retreat. Within the European Union (EU), Hungary and Poland have undermined their democracies through autocratic reforms. The Law and Justice Party within Poland has systematically packed the judiciary with judges loyal to the party…
