OPINIONS

Reaffirming the importance of idealism in the work towards social change

His presidency is reigniting our interest in politics and democracy

Resisting apathy in the face of an uncontested election

…and start doing the work yourself

Continuing the conversation following Bell’s annual event

How does UofT compare to the criteria we use to define a nation state?

 Trump’s gag order is unacceptable to me   One of the first executive orders Donald Trump pushed through in his first few weeks as the President of the United States was the Mexico City policy, also known as the global gag rule. This move came as no surprise, as Republicans have a history of reinstating the policy every time they come back into office. However, the ...

New media isn’t killing journalism; it’s helping it adapt The first known newspaper was a German publication, Relation, founded in 1609 by distinguished intellectual Johan Carolus. He bought a printing press, secured an office, and started producing periodicals. Since Carolus’s ingenious endeavour, the world of journalism has experienced seismic shifts, while also managing to preserve its integrity and ...

Fake news and alternative facts in the Trump era It is widely accepted that we live in a post-truth era, in which “objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than appeals to emotion and personal belief,” according to The Oxford English Dictionary. Unfortunately, this is one of the few things that we can agree on. Though politicians have a poor ...

Don’t be afraid to celebrate self-love on February 14th     Over the years, the “trending topics” on Twitter have become a broken record. Users can expect to see reoccurring hashtags associated with a specific month featured on their Twitter feeds. For example, every March, one reoccurring hashtag is #StPatricksDay and in May, it is #MothersDay. In ...