Opinion
When Lockdown Becomes a Death Sentence: The Coronavirus Response in the Developing World
In Malawi, the quarantine injunction was not filed by far-right protesters, coronavirus denialists, or religious zealots. It was filed by the Human Rights Defenders Coalition.
HAGAMAN: The Ivy League Lags Behind Stanford on Mental Health Policy
In 2018, the Ruderman Family Foundation issued a report grading the Ivy League schools on their mental health policies. Yale finished last, receiving a grade of “F.”
PECK: The Prime Minister Came Down With Coronavirus
Boris Johnson, in the eyes of the public, is the man who beat the disease. In reality, he is the man who made it worse.
Mediocrity, Meritocracy, and the University: Yale Goes Pass/Fail
A change in academic policy cannot shield students from crisis because the crisis was never academic in nature. A change in grading policy can only change their focus. Universal Pass/Fail looses them from the restrictions of the classroom and lets them lead.
PECK: Reading “Lolita” in New York
How sad it is that, given Humbert Humbert’s arrest at the end of the novel, “Lolita” portrays a more utopic vision for justice than present day America.
SONG: Together In Spite of the Virus
It may seem compelling to try to put a face to a faceless enemy, but it’s illogical. The disease is a virus, not a people. To insist on “Chinese Virus” means that you don’t truly believe there is a difference.
Sanders v. Biden: Trickle-Down Coattails of A Spartacist Left-Wing Insurgency
Bernie Sanders speaks of a political revolution that will wash over the country in a wave of progressivism. But of the 41 House seats flipped from Republican to Democratic control in 2018, virtually all of them adhered to a philosophy of practical incrementalism in their approach to progressive politics.
Human Rights for Whom?: America’s Longstanding Commitment to Environmental Racism
Natural disasters rub salt in the open wound of race relations in America. In these moments, we can see that some lives are valued more than others.