The paradox of tolerance, first outlined by Austrian-British philosopher Karl Popper, explains that the attractive glitter of universal tolerance may not actually be gold. The paradox suggests that if a society is truly tolerant of everything then it must also be tolerant of intolerance, introducing a slippery slope that could eventually see intolerance completely supplanting […]
There’s a reason cut-and-dried contests between good and evil occur more frequently in fairytales than reality. Such fantasies aren’t subject to humanity’s “absolute chaos of differences” that Hannah Arendt wrote political bodies seek to find common threads in. This chaos rarely allows for situations in which the good guys are always good and the bad
Natives and outsiders alike know that Boston stands unrivaled as the most hated sports city in the country and arguably the world. Why? Simple: their teams are too good. The respective twenty-seven and seventeen championship victories of the widely maligned New York Yankees and Los Angeles Lakers, for example, have inspired envy and ire in
In the early morning hours of Wednesday, November 6, 2024, Donald Trump was elected to a second presidential term. The feat came with several historical firsts. In claiming victory, Trump became the first president to serve nonconsecutive terms since Grover Cleveland in 1892. He also became the first president to be reinstated following impeachment—let alone
Gentrification is defined as the process by which neglected, low-income, underdeveloped urban communities start to see a rapid influx in their communities’ development, resulting in a new community. This community becomes unaffordable to its current residents, further resulting in the displacement of its community members who are replaced by wealthy newcomers who can afford such
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August 26, 2023 If this was the continuation of the dream, wake me up now! After five hours of bloviated speeches and 90-degree heat, I tapped out and told an equally frustrated observer, “I don’t care what they have to say at this point.” Hearing speaker after speaker telling us how the arc of the
Six months ago, I assumed that by now I’d be a few months into my first “big girl” position – accustomed to learning the ropes within the entertainment media industry. Instead, I often contemplate whether my true calling is elsewhere and if I’ll even end up utilizing the knowledge I’ve obtained from the writing courses
The school year ended on a horrible note in late June. The Supreme Court made a historic decision to strike down affirmative action in higher education in Students for Fair Admissions vs Harvard. They declared that race and cultural background should not be a factor during the admissions process. The decision caused students and faculty
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Politics, Virtue, and the Role of the State in Islamic Thought The first political philosopher to propose a philosophical method for examining political and religious occurrences was Abu Nasr Farabi, a well-known philosopher of the 10th century. Tahsil al-Sa’adah, al-Siyasat al-Madaniyyah, al-Fusul al-Madani, and Mabadi Ara’i Ahl-i Madinah al-Fadilah are some of his published works.
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In the relentless pursuit of educational excellence, teachers face an array of formidable challenges as they endeavor to impart exceptional instruction and cultivate young minds. From the ceaseless burden of administrative tasks to the overwhelming weight of workloads, these tenacious educators find themselves pushed to their limits. Yet, a beacon of hope emerges in the
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