Above: Andrew Yang (Credit: Quartz) Andrew Yang, a 44-year-old affable technocrat, is leading a rather whimsical presidential run, fused with a litany of policy proposals tackling every aspect of American life. His policies include renovating abandoned malls as new public spaces, limiting smartphone use among children, reviving earmarks in the legislative process, making community...
Above: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, colloquially known as ‘AOC’, is a self-identified democratic socialist and rising star in the Democrat Party. She recently announced an extremely ambitious, and arguably highly unrealistic plan, ‘The Green New Deal’ which promises to make the United States carbon-neutral in 11 years (Credit: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images/New York Magazine). Previously, I wrote...
The following is part one of a two-part essay on the reasons for the growth of Socialism in 2010s America. Above: Residents protest evictions in San Francisco, where Sillicon Valley’s gentrification has resulted in skyrocketing housing costs and growing homelessness (credit: Zelda Bronstein, The Nation/Ted Gullicksen, Antievictionmappingproject.net). One out of three millennials in Donald Trump’s America...
The family table during the holidays has become a proxy battle for the ongoing brutal, vicious culture war in the United States that has dramatically accelerated during the Trump presidency. The “angry uncle” sharing conspiracy theories on how voter fraud tipped the scales in the midterms for the Democrats, the blindsided parents apoplectic over their...
Above Credit: The Atlantic Failed States and Global Security Nearly 2 million people have fled Venezuela since 2015, making it the most serious refugee crisis in Latin America’s recent history. These refugees are fleeing what has in effect become a failed state, and most are finding refuge in neighboring Colombia, which has emerged from over...
Above: Protesters occupy the Senate Hart building during a rally against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh on Capitol Hill in Washington. Credit: radionz.co.nz The Culture War, Brett Kavanaugh and “owning the libs” Of course, a real civil war is not going to happen anytime soon, and it will most likely not happen anytime in the far future....
This essay is written largely to those on the right of center on the political spectrum. I myself used to be sceptical on the theory of man-made climate change, but witnessing the proliferation and heightened intensity of extreme weather events over the last several years has made me rethink my position. Hopefully, my perspective...
For Part I, Click Here. Contrast the lethargic initiative of Mr Trump leading to a “business as usual” policy mentality with the raw energy animating the American left. Right now, we are witnessing the equivalent of left wing tea party-style political renaissance. Millions took to the streets for the womens’ march after Donald Trump’s inauguration....
President Trump has a profound disinterest in the presidency. He prefers to view the office through the lense of television media as opposed to through the lense of his actual, physical responsibilities as commander in chief. He watches around eight hours of TV every day according to his associates. While Mr. Trump vehemently denies such...
This entry is the third and final part of a three part essay outlining the contemporary structural challenges of US governance. For Part I, click here. For Part II, click here. The rudderless state of the US Congress, with no clarifying initiative from an increasingly weakened chief executive is especially disturbing in light of recent...