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Davis, California

Saturday, January 11, 2025

Column

Brexit: Experiencing a national embarrassment while abroad

Living in an anti-Brexit city in a pro-leave country Recently, a reporter from a French radio program approached a friend and me while we were...

You hate GMOs and you’re so hip — and broke

Research before you eat Y’all are a bunch of bullies. For one thing, you gang up on gluten, which is great for the rather...

“Our Planet” is the most entertaining and depressing show you’ll ever watch

Netflix and David Attenborough team up to strike the perfect balance between entertainment and environmental alarmism Free from the conservative shackles of BBC, David Attenborough,...

Envisioning a new New Deal

In the face of America’s crumbling infrastructure, politicians should pursue a bipartisan answer In spite of a contemporary American political atmosphere marred by increased polarization...

Video games change the way we experience stories

Stories are told best through the interaction and experience that video games can provide I love stories. Storytelling is one of the most fundamental aspects...

Facebook says it’s a “*de facto* good” — (ha!)

Facebook fuels terrorism, lynchings, conspiracies under guise of connecting people “So we connect more people. That can be bad if they make it negative ...

Probably not the (Trumpian-ish) argument you were expecting for sex ed

You should be required to take sex ed at the UCs before you graduate There are plenty of scary statistics — I think they are...

The United States is putting Saudi Arabia on the fast-track to nuclear weapons

How the Department of Energy’s decision to approve the sale of nuclear technology to Saudi Arabia puts the whole world at risk Last week, the...

New climate committee is off to a bad start

Climate committee is just what many progressives expected — a waste of time In the backwards problem that is climate change, where the perpetrators won’t...

At the crossroads of environmentalism and consumerism

Despite being committed to their buyers’ values, major outdoor brands like Patagonia are capitalizing on environmental issues — and it's not sustainable Patagonia puffy jackets...

How microtransactions are saving the video game industry (and your wallet)

Microtransactions give the player the ability to support the games and developers they love When Prince Harry visited a YMCA to talk about mental health...

Amazon’s new police state

Amazon’s Rekognition could be the path toward authoritarianism George Orwell’s “Big Brother” has arrived, courtesy of Amazon. The e-commerce tech giant is selling facial recognition...

Hollywood’s “militainment” problem

The military’s involvement in crafting positive films about war suggests state-run art Our military has a PR problem. In an era of open connection, their...

What we can learn from flat-earthers

I watched the flat-earth documentary on Netflix so you wouldn’t have to, and this is what I discovered I guess the first thing I should...

Esketamine: Do right by science, please

The FDA approves new nasal spray for depression, despite failing efficacy standards The FDA recently approved a new drug called Esketamine, a nasal spray for...