Unlike a student in a normal year, I didn’t feel like I was going to college; I felt like I was going to school.
Arkansas’s Health Law is an Attack on the LGBTQ+ Community and the Health Profession
Denying medical care to LGBTQ+ patients poses a direct threat to their health, and it amounts to a brazen, unapologetic attack on their rights.
Schools Must Stop Skirting Politics
Last Wednesday’s events demonstrate the consequence of a dearth of civics education, whose absence will leave our nation frail and our democracy teetering at a precipice.
What if the Capitol Rioters Looked Like Me?
But last Wednesday, I watched in pain and disbelief as the President told white domestic terrorists that he loves them — the same President that claimed thousands of Muslim Americans cheered on September 11.
My Generation is Counting on You
Another four years of President Trump and Republican leadership will simply be too much for our nation’s foundations to withstand, and it will put my generation’s futures in immense jeopardy.
When the Virus Comes Roaring Back
We thought we were safe. People took their foot off the gas. And then the virus resurged with vengeance.
An Open Letter to the Greeley Administration and the Chappaqua Board of Education
Let me be clear, Greeley — like the rest of the country — has a race issue. It manifests respectively in the school’s culture, curriculum, and administrative passiveness, as was seen in yesterday’s email.
The Instagram Activists
Of course, it’s great to promulgate that we need to be anti-racist and that we stand with African Americans, but unfortunately, tackling racism isn’t that simple.
Ramadan in Quarantine: An Insight Into the Identity of Muslim American Youth
I hoped that a Ramadan spent in quarantine would allow me to establish some semblance of the devotion that many of my elders possess, but in a way that would comfortably correspond with my lifestyle as an American teenager.
I'm Proud of My Parents
As I’ve seen over the years, medicine requires an unwavering dedication to patient care and a balance between one’s duty as a physician and other priorities in life.
America's Healthcare System Will Exacerbate the Coronavirus Pandemic
The puzzling duality lies in that our healthcare system will exacerbate this pandemic because it skyrockets costs, thus disincentivizing treatment and hampering containment.
The Failed Principles of American Healthcare, as Evidenced By Our Coronavirus Response
Our government’s inadequate coronavirus response, therefore, is no surprise to me: it mirrors the principles that are currently dooming America’s healthcare system.
The Real Story Behind Vail's Lift Lines
Other American industries will keep moving in the same direction as the ski industry until the human condition is placed before corporate greed.
How to Tackle Wealth Inequality
If we want American society to mirror the image of the Founders and the haven sought after by immigrants from around the world, there must be greater equality in access to educational resources.
The Troubling Tie Between Wealth Inequality and Education
My experiences in Newburgh have made me hyper-aware of the injustices created by wealth inequality.
A Lockdown Drill, Seven Years After Sandy Hook
It’s hard to treat things the same when they simply aren’t.
Thomas Jefferson's Complicated Legacy As a Statesmen
It’s erroneous, therefore, to point to Jefferson as the resistor to a strong federal government when his policies as president required the exercise of executive power.
A Week in Puerto Rico, One Year After Maria
Imagine the feeling of feeling like nothing.