

David Leshchiner
- Aug 26, 2020
- 4 min
Statues of the Divine and Damned
In the National Museum of American History sits the Enthroned Washington. He is a mighty, imposing figure. Sculpted by Horace Greenborough, George Washington sits upon his throne as a god. His literally chiseled frame permeates the air with an undeniable machismo that is reinforced by his defiant finger pointed upwards to heaven and his outstretched hand bearing a sheathed sword. Saying that Greenborough modeled Washington after the Zeus Olympicos, the monumental statue of Ze

Mark Lu
- Aug 24, 2020
- 18 min
The Red Priests of Power, Part 2: Xinjiang’s Uyghurs, Ideological Purity, and Ethnoreligious Erasure
In the last installment of this series, I never explained why I chose to name this series “The Red Priests of Power.” Before I write on the greatest human rights violation taking place today, I’d like to explain. The term “priests of power” originates from George Orwell’s novel "1984," which astonishingly forecasted the structure of governance on the Chinese mainland in the modern age. The book takes place in Oceania, a dystopian nation that includes Britain, in which one Par


Kevin Sciackitano
- Aug 19, 2020
- 5 min
No, Seriously. Save the USPS
A few months ago, I wrote about the impending collapse of the USPS due to the pandemic recession, long-running handicaps imposed by Republicans, and Trump’s refusal to assist the agency. Unfortunately for the USPS—and our country—none of these problems have alleviated, and the situation has gotten even worse. Trump continues to hold up funding for the Post Office, and he is even stalling the next round of stimulus to do it. In my first article, I refrained from alleging Trump