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The Rwanda deal: Inspiration for other countries?
"Rwanda still has the chance to be the last line of defence against this policy"
Who are Trump and Biden speaking to?
We should keep in mind when reading about American politics, who the candidates are trying to convince (or scare) in order to win. That is, in most cases, why they are saying what they are saying.
‘Runfluencers’: Another commodified wellness trend?
Running has long had bad PR. Hating running has been far from contentious, liking...
‘Hustler nation’: A Kenyan cultural crisis?
Jomo Kenyatta’s ‘Harambee’ movement in 1963 sought to unite the then newly formed Kenyan...
Reading political autobiographies, so you don’t have to
Publishing a book has long been a trend for those leaving government in the...
Let it be?
The last month has too frequently left me wondering what the obsession with revivals and reunions is all about. We know that die-hard fans...
A crash course in British politics: What does the public care about? (Week 7)
So, the voters are quite clear – the economy, immigration and healthcare services are generally most important to them.
Violence, fear, and womanhood
"We view women as something akin to public property that must be regulated as convenient."
Academic pressure and the overachiever mentality
When everyone strives to be exceptional, some inevitably end up becoming merely ‘mediocre’. This gives rise to the central problem surrounding academic pressure and the ‘overachiever’ mentality — that while we are fully aware of its harms, everyone still strives to ‘overachieve’, for fear of being left behind, of being ‘mediocre’.
The Oxford experience: myth or reality?
"...Oxford can quite often be a social bubble which seems to float outside of the real world..."
Examining western attitudes to apartheid
The struggle for national rights in South Africa has a 300-year-old history. It continues today, as economic and social apartheid is dismantled in South Africa and it challenges Western imperialism.
The Oxford college named after a fascist
There have been no protests, no outrage, over the fact that a fascist pedophile, who stood for everything our modern society should abhor, continues to be unambiguously celebrated by the university authorities.
A crash course in British politics: The scandals of recent years (Week 5)
To understand the current election, we ought to understand the things that shape them more than anything – including recent controversies. Be sure, many voters will have them in mind when casting their ballots.
A crash course in British politics: Who will be the next Prime Minister? (Week 3)
Only the big parties are true contenders for the premiership – meaning one of these two will, unless there is a leadership change, become PM.
Sleepy Joe or Demagogue Donald: America’s choice
The world cannot afford a second term of Donald Trump.
Celebrity, rhetoric, and the Oxford Union
I’d be surprised if Dominic Cummings was the star appearance from the Oxford Union you were expecting this term. Because, from where I’m standing,...
The forgotten pandemic?
"The emergence of anti-vaccine extremism demonstrated that the ghost of dogmatic individualism lived on"
Get ready for the most important year of your life, yet
The days we are living through will be the subject of history books, but the story is yet to be written. 2024 will be a crucial year for the struggles of our time – for the climate, for our rights, for our lives, and for the world as we know it.
Why don’t we talk about Oxford’s land?
Property management isn’t the most scintillating topic for Oxford students to concern themselves with. But in many ways it is the basis of our...
