Writer: Navya Varma
Opinion: Trump’s push to deny birthright citizenship uproots U.S. identity
The amendment was never written to exclude children of immigrants who lived, worked or started families in the U.S. v. Wong Kim Ark established a clear precedent. Trump’s current challenge reframes a settled constitutional rule as an unsettled question. Read More »
Opinion: Fake authenticity is Gen Z’s latest trend
Instead, Gen Z must choose not to edit themselves for external approval, even when that means coming off as unpolished or inconsistent. Read More »
Opinion: Bondi offered deflection, not answers, on Epstein
Rather than offering measured responses expected from the nation’s chief of law enforcement, Bondi has relied on hollow rhetoric and ad hominem attacks against lawmakers. Read More »
Opinion: Critics only reward horror for rejecting its own genre
If the horror genre is only taken seriously when it is disguised as allegorical, political or dramatic, then critics and audiences must change the language used when discussing it. Read More »
Opinion: Loss of Teen Vogue dilutes youth-aimed journalism, political consciousness
Eliminating the staffers responsible for the magazine’s social justice coverage sends an insidious message: political journalism aimed at young people is now dispensable. Read More »
Opinion: AI actress jeopardizes value of performers, unsettles VPA students
Bringing in Tilly Norwood is an ethical step back for Hollywood. Denying agency over bodies and careers, or taking advantage of sources that don’t get it at all, displays a problematic change in values. Read More »