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Category: Social

  • Migrant Centres or Uninhabitable Camps?

    Migrant Centres or Uninhabitable Camps?

    “The greatest nations are defined by how they treat their weakest inhabitants”. Here’s how we treat ours.

  • Otto Settembre

    Otto Settembre

    The 8th of September harks back to three occasions that have unequivocally shapedus as a nation. Every single one of these occasions ushered in the end to thebesiegement of the land we call home. Through strength and perseverance, ourforefathers and foremothers stood up and fought long and hard, but never in vain. Their actions will…

  • What should we do with the Elgin Marbles?

    What should we do with the Elgin Marbles?

    Every now and again, some countries argue for the return of their cultural treasures from foreign museums. Greece’s PR machine keeps the matter of the Elgin marbles in the news, as an example. This is an interesting question: should countries return cultural items to their place of origin or not?

  • How Books helped me during the Pandemic

    How Books helped me during the Pandemic

    Most people took to baking, arts and crafts and watching some new show on Netflix when they got stuck inside due to the nation-wide lockdown back in May. I opted for something I had distanced myself from in recent years: books.

  • COVID and the Spanish Flu: History Repeating Itself

    COVID and the Spanish Flu: History Repeating Itself

    ‘Those who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it.’ So what can we learn from the Spanish Flu to help us move forward during this pandemic?

  • Our Fight Against Climate Change

    So the climate is changing, and that’s no secret at this point. The environmental and public health repercussions of this undeniable reality have become increasingly relevant in the realm of International relations over the past decade. If these challenges persist, climate change will continue to demand more of our attention and resources. The United Nations…

  • On Accountability – Thoughts and Reflections

    Around this time last year, I wrote a short article for this blog about what I thought were the dangers of cancel culture and negative comments on artistic works. I thought it unfair and unnecessary to draw out so much negativity and bad will towards something that someone poured so much of their heart and…

  • How To Avoid Fake News

    How To Avoid Fake News

    “Our press is driven by eyeballs, and attention, and clicks, and advertising, and passion, and raising the anxiety of viewers”

  • There’s Nothing To Wake Up To

    There’s Nothing To Wake Up To

    The streets of our capital yearn once more for the marching of those who would choose to stand up to the wicked. Months after the initial protests last December, very little headway has been made in hindsight. The institutions were left to work, and the best they could produce is a nearly unconfirmable testimony, with…

  • The Neoliberal Golden Calf

    The Neoliberal Golden Calf

    Perhaps some of you might know the biblical story of the adoration of the golden calf, but for those who do not, I will give you a short summary of it. Moses is receiving the Ten Commandments from God on Mt. Sinai and leaves the Israelites for forty days. In the meantime the Israelites feared…