Why are there days off for Jewish Holidays?

Brandeis has fundamental origins within the fight against religious and ethnic segregation, as it was founded by the American Jewish community in 1948, when higher education was limiting the entrances of those in minority ethnic and racial groups, as well as women. Part of that comes from their established policies and mission statement to support […]

On the Other Hand: On the Capture of Nicolás Maduro

Background: In 2020, during the first Trump Administration, the US Department of Justice filed a criminal indictment against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro Moros. Maduro, who has served as president since the death of Hugo Chávez in 2013, including through disputed elections in 2018 and 2024, stands accused of using his position to lead and accommodate […]

Sunblighted: Chapter 5

“How do you know my name?” I repeat slowly, my voice heavy with fatigue, forcing my eyes to meet his own. He just appeared out of thin air. This cannot be a normal man.  The poorly dressed vagabond starts to laugh to himself. First, a low hum, like he’s trying to hide it, then immediately […]

Pluribus review: JOIN US JOIN US JOIN US JOIN US

The concept of the hive mind is one of the most fascinating in sci-fi. The idea of once-ordinary human beings who have been stripped of everything that makes them unique—their thoughts, behaviors, personalities—and turned into nothing but puppets of a gigantic, incomprehensible consciousness, is terrifying. But there is still a strange allure to them; after […]