Because of the hoops one must jump through to get an IN request approved, the circumstances for students who receive an IN go beyond the superficial — they are dire.
Treating conditions like depression and anxiety as an aesthetic sets a dangerous precedent and risks undermining the progress our society has made thus far towards recognizing the seriousness of mental illness
Candidates like Hung Cao, if they win this November, may end up doing more harm than good to the very groups they claim to represent.
It’s far too easy to wash over panethnicity in broad strokes, marking it as an unequivocal good that will allow for greater representation.
The lie is this — that change is to be feared, a danger to everything we hold dear. And the truth — that even when it seems hopeless, that is all the more reason to try.
The traditional book publishing industry may need to embrace the very phenomenon that has threatened its existence for years — self-publishing.
Children must be allowed to learn from hard truths and painful histories, and adults must be taught not to overstep their bounds, especially when they verge into censorship.
All this is to say that the culture of poverty is a myth that both excuses and obscures injustices endured by impoverished individuals.
What opponents of critical race theory really fear are more inclusive approaches to education in this country.
To frame King and activists like him as accommodating to American society — polite and gentle, messianic yet docile — is to strip them of their intellect, their cunning and their radicalism.
