Politics & Current Events

What Actually Happened on the Court At the Australian Open, Naomi Osaka won her match and advanced, which is the entire point of professional sports. During the match, Naomi vocalized encouragement to herself, including saying “come on,” something countless athletes do across every sport. This behavior is neither new nor unusual, especially in high-pressure environments.

Why I Call Myself Alien I go by the name Alien not because I believe I am superior, chosen, or separate from humanity, but because I refused to fully accept the story this world tried to sell me. That story insists we are natural enemies, locked in endless opposition based on race, religion, class, politics,

The Language of Justification and the Erasure of Civilian Humanity The most troubling aspect of the administration’s response to Renée Good’s killing is not only the act itself, but the language used to justify it. From the outset, officials framed the shooting as righteous and inevitable, leaving no room for grief, doubt, or restraint. The

Introduction: What Feels Unprecedented Is Actually Familiar It feels like we are living in unprecedented times, but history tells a different story. Political scientists who study authoritarian regimes have documented a recurring institutional pattern that emerges whenever a government seeks to consolidate power through a security apparatus. These patterns show that repression develops gradually, using

Introduction: Reading Words Is Not the Same as Understanding Them There is a quiet crisis in the United States that affects how people vote, work, manage their health, and understand the world around them. Roughly half of American adults read below a sixth-grade level, meaning they can recognize words on a page but struggle to

Introduction: Complaining Is Easy, Organizing Is Hard Americans are very good at identifying what is wrong with this country. People can name problems quickly and passionately, whether it is labor exploitation, racial injustice, immigration policy, or corporate overreach. But identifying problems is not the same as solving them. Solving problems requires collective action, and that

Introduction: The Cost of Undermining Medical Research Cancer does not pause for politics, ideology, or budget cycles. It moves relentlessly through bodies, families, and communities, indifferent to who holds power. Yet public policy determines whether scientists have the tools to fight it. When science denial gains influence over federal research funding, the consequences are not

Introduction: The Moment Faith Took a Political Turn To understand the current posture of white evangelicalism in America, you have to start with history, not theology. The movement did not arise from a sudden revival or a deeper reading of Scripture, but from a reaction to social change. When the federal government began enforcing racial

Why This Moment Is Historically Significant What is unfolding inside the Republican Party right now is not ordinary political conflict. It is not a routine disagreement over messaging or a temporary clash of personalities. This is a structural rupture happening in public, and it matters because it involves the core of power itself. Donald Trump

In an extraordinary diplomatic move, U.S. President Donald Trump sent a letter to Norway’s prime minister that stunned governments on both sides of the Atlantic. The letter linked his long-standing interest in Greenland to his failure to receive the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize. Trump wrote that because Norway “decided not to give me the Nobel