Surely everyone has heard about the Steubenville rape case by now. Between the trial, news coverage, and the blog backlash against CNNs depiction of the event, rape culture has become a visible topic within the last few weeks. After the Sandy Hook school shooting earlier this year, conversation turned to mental illness and treating children so that they [...]
In 1906, the German sociologist Werner Sombart published an essay called, “Why is there no Socialism in the United States?” in which he tried to address a question that had puzzled political thinkers for decades: why did European labor movements adopt socialist goals (like the overthrow of the capitalist system and the nationalization of property, for instance) while [...]
Last week I was reading (via Rod Dreher) Thierry Malleret’s “Disequilibrium,” an essay released by The Broswer and an abbreviation of Malleret’s arguments in a book by the same name. Malleret basically sums up his core argument with this quote: “With the world becoming ever more susceptible to shocks, the global risk landscape is now dominated by [...]
It has reached that point in the semester where students have completed their first set of midterms and have worked out the kinks in the schedules. They know which classes are tough, which ones are easy, and how much time they need to devote to each. Similarly, they know which lectures they actually need to [...]
This is my second post as an alumni blogger and a trend has begun to emerge. Since graduating I have moved into Detroit to live, work, and learn. I will plan to continue to write about the city, but will provide this explanation as to why I think its issues are relevant to the University of [...]
A few weeks ago, my friends and I were debating the legality of the increased security policies used by airports. I had never thought twice about the full body scans and luggage X-rays that I and all other passengers are subject to before we board a flight. I consider these to be necessary methods of safety, especially [...]
