How did America’s literacy crisis become one of Trump’s greatest political weapons?
America is illiterate. In 2025, around 79% of adults are considered sufficiently literate, but 21%…
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Why do conservatives always create bad art?
A part of me feels bad because this idea that conservatives can only create bad…
The Golden Ballroom and the Empty Table: When power forgets people
Donald Trump is tearing down part of the White House to build a $250 million…
Dragon Age is the chilling reflection of our 2025 reality
Dragon Age is an old story: the powerful justifying control through fear. If it sounds…
Kant: The Discipline of Reason in a Chaotic World
In a world where truth is contested, ethics are debated in soundbites, and certainty is…
Hypatia: Reason, Courage, and the Cost of Free Thought
In an age when the very act of thinking freely could be deadly, Hypatia of…
How do superhero movies reflect the opposite conditions of real life?
Superhero stories have always been a mirror of society. From their earliest comic book incarnations…
2025 US book bans – what’s happening and why does it matter?
Book bans are on the rise in 2025. Thousands of titles have been pulled from…