The Impossible Problem of the LSESU
Last November I wrote an article for The Beaver, “LSE Students’ Union in Free Fall”, in which I raised concerns…
Straight Up Disappointed with AU Pride Night
I am writing this on Thursday the 15th of March, the day after volunteering at AU Pride night in Tuns.…
How tolerant would Karl Popper be?
How tolerant should we be towards the intolerant? This question most famously tackled in Karl Popper’s 1945 “The Open Society…
The SU, Alice Weidel, and the smell of censorship
Thursday, 8th March, saw one of the most disappointing turnouts in recent SU elections. The Beaver reports that ‘just under…
Yes, Trump is ‘Almost Certain’ to lose Re-election in 2020
Nearly a month ago, I wrote an article for this paper arguing that the Democratic Party’s primary contest in 2020…
Dear White People: Not Everything is About You
[Author’s note: the problems addressed in this article apply to a wide spectrum of discriminatory relationships, including race relations, gender…
‘Warmest place there is at the moment is in the park’
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]When the snow made a blanket over the city two weeks ago on Tuesday night, the heavy sounds and busy…
“It’s not Fine… It’s not normal”: Gun Violence in America
I am proud to be an American. Despite all the political turmoil with the last election and subsequent and questionable…
Fight Night
Following his convincing win in Thursday’s student elections, a less-than-reticent Naveed Kabir, the LSE’s new Activities and Development Officer, announced…
Cumberland Lodge – Critique Colonialism in the Queen’s Backyard
A few weeks ago, I was looking forward to the Department of Social Policy’s residential weekend at Cumberland Lodge after…
