The unbearable lightness of grieving
CW: gun violence, murder, terrorism
This morning, I woke up to the news headlines about the mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas:...
Leader: Right now, I’m ashamed to be an American citizen
CW: abortion, death
The United States of America is a deeply broken country. This was driven home to me, as it was for many others,...
USWNT Have Won this Equal Pay Battle, Now Comes the War
"As consequential as this might seem on the surface, the deal is full of holes and the real fight for women’s sport is only just beginning."
Oxford Union votes not to look to the US for leadership
The motion came in the wake of controversial American withdrawal from Afghanistan, which raised questions about the US and its role as a global leader. It failed with 124 votes in favour and 166 against.
Why has basketball not taken off in the UK?
Perhaps it is the case that in each society there is a limited amount of space for popular sports. Once a particular sporting culture has established itself and the country’s sports fans’ conscience is occupied by particular sports, there is a diminished capacity for interest in additional sports.
Don’t give up on America
There’s much more to America than the current administration. John Mainland still has faith in the US
US and Russian space agencies to work on new moon-orbiting space station
The agreement demonstrates NASA's belief that the key to future space exploration is co-operation
A rhetorical revolution on Trump?
Ethan Croft explores the academic discussion of Donald Trump's election and administration
The Devil’s Advocate: hack! the herald angels sing
Gavin Flemming argues that Russian hacking is par for the course in the brutal world of geopolitics
