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Friday, January 10, 2025

Column

Questioning articles and news outlets that are “recommended” for you

The recent inundation of fake news in emphasizes the need to be distrustful of targeted ads and certain news sources 2018 has been one of...

Ignorance is not bliss: Staying informed is a social obligation

Why tuning out and avoiding the stress of following the news is one of the most lazy, offensive and irresponsible things one can do It’s...

Veganism isn’t entirely unproblematic

The vegan lifestyle is both inaccessible and not as green as you’re led to believe In the wake of increased public awareness about the consequences...

State of Ignorance: How Bing and Scott Pruitt go hand-in-hand

The removal of “climate change” from the EPA website mirrors the struggle between Google and Bing Americans love withholding information in lieu of explicit opposition...

The perfection of St. Petersburg

How Russia’s northern capital tops the bucket list If you’ve ever read Fyodor Dostoevsky’s “Crime and Punishment,” you’ll be familiar with its rather famous opening...

U.S. assistance may not always be perceived as assistance

The Iraq War casts a shadow over future U.S. intervention in the Middle East After 9/11, the U.S. was more unpopular in the Middle East...

Exploiting private users’ information for opposition research

Private data harvesting unlikely to stop after Cambridge Analytica scandal In the wake of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s congressional testimony, many people have come to...

Phantom Thread is not “propaganda for toxic masculinity” but a genius satire of it

A case study in society’s worsening ability to make distinctions Some might insist that I shouldn’t discuss toxic masculinity because I’m a cisgender white male....

The gravity of the Iran Nuclear Deal

Leaving the deal could result in yet another war in the Middle East Iran-U.S. relations have been characterized by overt hostility for decades, with both...

The Sponsored Speech Paradox: Bill Maher has a point about the Laura Ingraham advertiser boycott

Boycotting is a perfectly valid form of speech, but the left must consider its implications Recently, on “Real Time with Bill Maher,” the political-comedy program’s...

Why a sequel to “The Social Network” is becoming an increasingly necessary historical document

...but must expect far more from its audience to be an effective one After seeing “The Social Network” in 2010, its phenomenal acting, writing and...

The abandonment of the Palestinian people by Arab nations

The oldest unsettled refugee population didn’t come to be solely at the hands of Israel If you think Israel is the only nation guilty of...

A closer look at Zuckerberg’s testimony

Social media isn’t simply about connecting with others Facebook C.E.O. Mark Zuckerberg testified in the United States Senate from April 11 to 12 on his...

A picture worth a thousand miles

Riding the Trans-Siberian Railway On a dark Sunday night, with hints of moisture floating down on indifferent passersby, I stood in front of a trio...

Our language about climate change isn’t helping anyone

Headlines about “record-breaking” temperatures dissuade readers from addressing the issue properly Once, my father and I took a walk around the edge of Lake Tahoe....