I don’t really care too much for animals.
Author Archives: Tristan Reed
Eliminating poverty is not the cure for AIDS
AIDS is way hip this summer.
Clash of ideologies isn’t over ““ in fact, I contest this idea
Nearly 20 years ago, political theorist Francis Fukuyama declared that human history had come to an end.
Whether it’s blue, green, black or white, don’t vote based on color
It’s tough work choosing between candidates in USAC elections. It may be easiest, as in high-school elections, to just vote for your friends. But barring that, voters will need to understand how exactly the candidates differ.
Stop empowerment discourse ““ just serve
Most of us, with the exception of a few ultra-conservative activists on Bruin Walk, believe that helping others abroad is a good thing.
It’s time to wake up from the American dream
Forget about the American dream. To our modern patriots ““ those you see on Fox with cute little flags pinned to their lapels ““ such an appeal is probably heresy. Nonetheless, it’s a good idea, one that Americans have begun to respect. The American dream embodies the distinctly American optimism that one day, no matter […]
Admitting white privilege first step to equality
It’s a privilege to be white, and white people should start admitting it. The array of special privileges is wide. There is the quantifiable kind, easily read from the statistics. Whites, for instance, have incomes 40 percent higher than those of Hispanics and two-thirds higher than those of blacks, according to Census data. Whites are […]