I recently wrote a term paper on the mixed economy of China for my History of Economic Thought class. I chose this topic partly because of the recent media attention on China and my own personal interest in learning about the subject. From the very start of the project, my ignorance of Eastern history and...
As the Biden administration moves toward its goals of carbon neutrality by 2050, they need to remember one key component to going green — critical mining of rare-earth elements. These 17 minerals present in the Earth’s crust are necessary to all key energy technologies of the future including solar, wind, energy storage, and electric vehicles. ...
In my neighborhood back home there is a woman affectionately known as “The Cat Lady.” With more than 60 rescued cats, she has my family over every now and then to meet the new kittens and help her with chores. She would give me and my siblings the same advice every time we left: “Enjoy...
A tiny fist grips the back of the pew. A tuft of blonde hair pokes over the top. There’s the second hand, holding a suspiciously sticky pacifier. The interruption raises his eyes to me and opens his mouth widely. Loudly. “BLAH AB.” You could say he’s a really short, really inconsiderate intruder disrupting my prayer...
Photography has become a central activity of our lives. We are always behind a phone or camera capturing the moments that are in front of us. But I would argue that picture taking is soon to be a thing of the past. The world is moving in a different direction — video creation. Videography is...