Can hallucinogens be used in academia? Explore the potential of these substances as transformative tools for enhancing creativity and mental health in university settings.
There are many issues on the ballot for the 2024 election, but will the conflict in the Middle East take center stage? Explore how this pivotal issue intersects with domestic policies and the ongoing debate between Biden and Trump in a fiercely contested electoral rematch.
The threat of nuclear war constantly surrounds us. So why don’t we think about it and what can we do to reduce that threat?
It’s time to end the two-party binary in America. Real democracy is about voting on one's conscience, not through coercion.
Domestic News
As right-wing extremism occupies the plans of select Republican Congresspersons, parallels can be drawn between the optics and strategies of GOP dissenters of the 2020s and the Tea Party Republicans of the 2010s. While their similarities are striking, differences in representation suggest that the kind of rhetoric of select Republicans falls onto the deaf, unrequited ears of the electorate.
The government finds it prudent to curb minors’ access to pornographic content, but does that simultaneously curb our rights as citizens?
Urban sprawl is ugly and widely disliked, yet it composes most new development in Charlottesville and throughout North America. Why does this type of built environment persist and proliferate?
Global News
A wave of diplomatic breakdown between France and its former colonies has swept West Africa, stirring a heated debate and reflecting escalating anti-colonial sentiments. The controversy highlights historical tensions and calls for a reevaluation of France’s relationship with the region.
The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s ambitious foreign policy to foster infrastructure and economic development and to create a trade network with China as the central hub. To overcome perceived predatory perspective of the BRI, China needs to be more involved in the management of funds in their partner countries, especially for developing countries with historically corrupt or unstable governments.
It is vital to honor history when speaking of such a contentious topic as Israel and Palestine; that is of course, history of an earlier time and of a more recent time. The proportion of death must come into play, especially in an evaluation of arguably the most complicated conflict humanity has ever seen.
With problems and conflicts escalating around the world, sometimes the best answer lies in examining the past.