Musings from the Museum: The Indian Government Has Failed its People
Our present is tomorrow’s history. As such, it deserves equal scrutiny. Leaders around the world have long relied on misinformation to hold onto
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AuthorSparky Mitra
Conditional Constitutionality
Cruel and unusual punishment prevailed as the Supreme Court addressed juvenile detention. On April 22, 2021, in a majority 6–3 vote, the Supreme
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Growing Complacent
To keep the powerful accountable, we must link individual issues to a systemic problem. Asian hate? Overlooked. Black lives? Overlooked. Workers’ rights? Overlooked.
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Twisted into a Burden
The ability to hijack power is not a strength. On March 13, women united in London to honor their fallen sister, Sarah Everard,
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Musings from the Museum: In Close Range
Looking back at events this past week and this week in recent history as we learn to address criminal justice Past mistakes are
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Musings from the Museum: Lost Connection
COVID-19 rendered school too unsafe. So I tuned in virtually. But this week even our screens went black as Texas battled a crisis.
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Musings from the Museum: Our Guiding Lights Are Flickering Out
Another week of ours, another week in history. This past week, we marveled at the resolve of school-shooting survivor David Hogg as he
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Musings from the Museum: It is Time to Unite Behind the Shared Goal of a Nuclear-Free Iran
As we turn the page to a new presidency, let us look back at this week in history and bookmark the value of
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Reclaiming the Main Opium for Odium: Hate Speech
An analysis on the topic of reclaiming symbols of hate and who should be allowed to do so. “No offense.” We hear this
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A Step Back into Darkness
How a new age of media-driven echo chambers has allowed a schism between enlightened consensus and public opinion. Truth is based on facts.
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