On the Benefits of Reading — If you know me, you already know that I spend a considerable amount of my time reading and writing. I like to read and research so much that I even wrote my own two books, Up in the Air and Beyond Reason when I was 23 and 24. Any given…

Not Yet Defeated — Far-Right political parties have bewildered voters. They hold more than 13% of parliamentary seats in Germany, Spain, Austria, and France, among other countries. The most influential European right-wing populist political party, described as “soft fascism,” is Fidesz in Hungary, at the helm with Viktor Orban. Orban has been vocally against…

Finland and Sweden realize just how necessary a military alliance is in today’s nuclear climate. But recent claims from Turkey’s President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, have put the possibility of membership to a halt, as membership requires unilateral support from all of NATO’s members. Let’s hope that Turkey is just using…

We’ve all been hearing about the potential outbreak of nuclear war and for good reason. We should all be made aware of the horrible enforcement of nuclear disarmament and just how close we were to nuclear annihilation from 1945 onwards. With these discussions, I wanted to highlight the importance of…

Lately, I’ve been thinking about evidence and the process of verification. …

It may be disheartening to see all the polarization and quick thinking in both political and civil discourse. But that is the hand we have been dealt. It seems there is no other way. Our brains have simply not evolved to provide the nuanced discussions some of us desire. But…

More than 3 million Ukrainians have made their way to their neighboring nation, Poland, which has welcomed them with open arms. However, concerns have been put into public attention over raped women at the hands of Russians who have difficulty terminating pregnancies. Poland, where some of the most stringent abortion…

1 Billion People Under Duress as the World Burns — Man-made climate change is a concern for future generations, not for today, critics say. However, both research and current events are suggesting that climate change is creating tangible harm to others as of now. In 2017, climate change cost the United States $306 billion, writes David Wallace-Wells in his frightening…

During the first stage of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, foreign observers discussed the prescient nuclear threat Russia poses. With approximately 1,500 nuclear warheads in deployment and another 3,000 in reserve, Russia has always been a serious threat to world stability. …