Socialism. The label has been thrown around by conservatives and liberals alike to shame and ostracise those who propose plans such as universal healthcare coverage, social security or trade union. President Trump often used it as a rallying cry during his campaign. Just this past State of the Union, he preached, “here, in the United […]
Content Warning: Details of FGM, sexual assault At first mention of circumcision, male circumcision immediately comes to mind. Jokes about foreskin, turtlenecks and such pop into your head. My 8th-grade health teacher described circumcision as the painful procedure of removing the foreskin from a penis. Though the act was never described in detail, I had […]
Professor G. John Ikenberry was invited by the University’s British Journal of Politics and International Relations to speak to a crowd of almost one hundred students regarding the erosion of the liberal international order that arose after the end of the Cold War. Ikenberry is famous for criticizing the “neoimperial grand strategy” executed by the United […]
Over 42 people attended a panel to discuss the potential environmental repercussions of Great Britain leaving the European Union last Wednesday. The panel was hosted by the non-pro t organisation 2050 Climate which is devoted to educating Scotland’s young people on climate change in an effort to create a sustainable society by 2050. The panel was comprised […]
Content warning: mentions sexual abuse, paedophilia After last week, when Pope Francis II defrocked Cardinal Theodore McCarrick due to accusations of sexual assault and called for action at the Vatican summit on sexual abuse, I believe that the Catholic Church is moving one step closer to becoming an institution that practices what it preaches. In […]