The Old Lie in the 21st Century
The Old Lie
Why Students Graduate Without Learning to Think
Critical thinking, or the lack thereof among the American populace, lies at the heart of today’s greatest challenges. UT Austin’s Plan II Honors program offers a proven blueprint for cultivating it in students.
ABA or Nay?
The ABA vs. The Texas Supreme Court: Who Will Win?
The Legalization of Torture: How Post-9/11 America Betrayed Its Constitution & Itself
After 9/11, the United States was gripped with fear and uncertainty. With broad expansion of powers in the defense apparatus and the CIA, they shred many of the principles that this nation holds dear.
Weird Art and What It Can Teach Us: Laloux’s “Fantastic Planet” and Anthropocentrism
What makes humans any better than the other creatures we coexist with? Rene Laloux’s 1973 French cartoon “Fantastic Planet” pushes the reader to grapple with this exact question through a world full of aliens who see human beings as nothing more than pests. This fantastical film puts a mirror up to the human race and forces the audience to ask themselves, “am I part of the problem?”
The Texas Orator 