With 1.4 million YouTube subscribers, Canadian psychologist Jordan Peterson — who rose to fame after refusing to use gender-neutral pronouns in defense of free speech — has become an influential thought leader, particularly with his critique that Western society has veered too far toward the “feminine chaos” of far-left liberalism and is headed toward a […]
The second season of “The Handmaid’s Tale,” a Hulu series based on the eponymous 1985 novel by Margaret Atwood, started streaming last week. Its plot provides a haunting look into a dystopian American society called “Gilead” that is ruled by a totalitarian, radical-Christian patriarchy. After a large terrorist attack on the U.S. government, the environment […]
In a country with a former reality TV star as president, headlines such as “Kim Kardashian Goes Braless” and millions of people tuning in to the “The Bachelor,” Americans idealize stars and view stardom as the pinnacle of success. This obsession with fame is exacerbated in the 21st century because social media platforms enable us […]
Over spring break this year, I visited my good friend Sergio in Seville, Spain. He is a Colombian-American who moved to Seville in September to attend medical school for a fraction of the cost he would’ve paid in the U.S. We spent 10 days exploring the city – strolling through Plaza de España and the […]
Last week, UM Ethics Bowl students argued whether or not the standard of sexual consent in legal policies should be an affirmative verbal “yes.” The red team contended that an uncoerced, verbal or signed “yes” at every “junction” between sex acts is necessary, while the blue team argued that contingent consent – contextual consent built […]
Structural sexism exists on our campus: IFC fraternities are allowed to host parties with alcohol and invite women to sleepover, but Panhellenic sororities ban alcohol and do not even allow boys to walk upstairs. “Most houses implement a strict rule stating boys are only allowed in first floor common areas, thus banning any suitors from […]
The Gestational Age Act bans all abortions after 15 weeks in Mississippi, except those that the “good faith” and “clinical judgement” of the physician deem “necessary to preserve the life of a pregnant woman.” Rape and incest are not mentioned at all. Though this bill is currently blocked from taking effect by a federal judge, […]
In the five months since #MeToo went viral, 94 million people have shared the hashtag, said the founder of the movement, Tarana Burke, Tuesday night in her keynote address. For context, in the entire year of 2015, one-third of that number – an estimated nearly 30 million people worldwide – experienced drug use disorders. But […]
Recently, I attended the spring Honors Convocation, which centered around human trafficking advocacy. Honors College artist-in-residence Bruce Levingston moderated discussions with founder of the nonprofit “Freedom for All” Katie Ford and trafficking victim and activist Shandra Woworuntu. One of the very first comments Woworuntu made was, “We have to stop saying that ‘they’ are victims […]
Last Wednesday, DM columnist Will Hall claimed that our university is experiencing an “epidemic of uniform thought” and that our department walls “drip with liberal propaganda” but failed to cite any specific examples of “prejudiced academics.” He wrote that he’s never come across an Ole Miss professor “who falls to the far right of the […]
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