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OPINION

Predatory Spending

Students struggle with responsible budgeting, and that’s a far bigger problem than you think

The Piranha and the State of Satire

Changes in the Piranha’s tone are symptomatic of a wider issue in satire and political culture

Reappropriating Populism

An inherently democratic term has become a weapon of social stigma

In the Wake of Disorder

With mental health, a wider understanding of suffering is needed

Live Long and Prosper

With the passing of Leonard Nimoy, a look at how Star Trek documented the logical progress of modern society

This Women’s Day, Please Call Yourself a Feminist

We should be expanding and celebrating discourse, not limiting it

In Defence of Lost Episodes

Another way in which the internet will ruin your childhood forever

When Speech Shouldn’t Be Free

An argument for the limits of rational debate in a liberal society

Growing Up In a Simpsons World

What a cultural obsession says about a generation's struggles with identity

Political Accessibility in Democracies

A look at the extent to which it exists, and what can be done to promote it
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