In a world where everyone is being forced apart, Opinion Contributor Karen Jesch talks about the game that kept her close to her friends: The tabletop role-playing game Dungeons and Dragons, a game of dice, fantasy, and shared imagination.
The Constitution could use a modern makeover, says Assistant Opinion Editor Patrick Healy. “We’re obsessed with separating intra- and inter-governmental power … but much of the world recognizes parties, not governmental bodies, as the entities in most need of separation.” Healy highlights the political systems of New Zealand as a marker for what the US could be.
“Biden is unlikely to stray left, but he’s also unlikely to ever wander off the right-wing deep end.” Joe Biden, champion of the status quo, has won the Democratic presidential nomination. What does that mean for the people who supported his party rivals?
I redownloaded Tinder back in March. Apparently, it’s a popular practice. It’s only natural; during…
“You may be thinking to yourselves, ‘surely we aren’t as vulnerable as cavemen,’ and technically you would be right, but there are still several habits we have that align perfectly with our extinct brethren.” Contributor Bailey McOwen isn’t happy with her peers’ reckless behavior, but has made the most of her time at home. Read her thoughts on staying home this semester and having to adjust to a new normal.
Assistant Opinion Editor Patrick Healy sets out a state-centered plan to help third parties and fix Congress in the process. “Support for reform measures such as capped campaign contributions and term limits is high, but many of these issues can’t be solved with piecemeal legislation requiring improbable constitutional amendments. Instead, structural issues like dark money, two-party control of government, and even gerrymandering can be decreased with electoral reform passed by state legislatures.”
We can sit and point fingers debating how it got like this bad, but that doesn’t matter now. What matters is that the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the world we live in, for better or for worse.
My Dear President We don’t correspond: I think that’s a shame. And now you’ve kept…
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