The true cost of a light rail
A couple of years ago, I distinctly remember flashy signs advertising a fancy new light rail system to connect Seattle and Bellevue, with the projected opening date being in 2015. […]
Opinions
Opinion Articles
People love Trump for his no-nonsense attitude
By now, it’s well known that Donald Trump’s presidential campaign is unorthodox, especially compared to the candidates he’s running against. It’s also well known that he’s acquired a voter base […]
Flaws of Catholicism and priesthood
The Catholic Church has been seen over the last century as an organization that strives for peace and happiness. People who go to church trust their priests, whom they refer […]
Inescapable risks of medical research
Recently a clinical test of a new medication resulted in the death of one patient and the hospitalization of five others, with a high chance that the survivors have suffered […]
Reasons for Trump’s success
Donald Trump’s popularity is seen by many to be indicative of deep-seated racism and general idiocy amongst Republicans in particular and the American people in general. I feel that instead, […]
Traveling around the Earth’s diverse biomes
Whenever I travel, I always enjoy visiting new places to learn about and absorb culture. However, I also like to observe the physical world of the plants and animals that […]
Luck of the draw
Three winners from California, Tennessee and Florida will share the Powerball pot, which has risen to over $1.5 billion. Ironically enough, the drawing has spurred people to buy more tickets, […]
Death of an artist: David Bowie
David Bowie is deceased. On Jan. 10, he spent his final moments with his family and left a legacy of art in many of its interesting, beautiful and disfigured forms. […]
Apple’s becoming boring
Recently, there’s been numerous confused articles about the lack of a headphone jack in Apple’s new iPhone 7, which the tech giant plans on unveiling this fall at their annual […]
Playing God and making babies still out of reach
The apparent controversy over designer DNA comes down to a misinterpretation of genetic research. I say misinterpretation because I don’t want to assume blatant misrepresentation by people who might honestly […]
The environmental impacts of plastic microbeads
In waterways around the world, microscopic bits of plastic are a huge threat to aquatic life. While the round plastic bits in many exfoliating face washes and toothpastes may seem […]
Sacrificing a movie’s storyline for flashier explosions
I’m disappointed in the direction modern cinema in America is moving. It seems to be overrun by collections of recycled tropes. While the budgets for blockbuster films are growing, and […]
Fusing flavors at the cost of abandoning culture
There is an alarming shortage of good Western style Korean restaurants in Seattle. The problem with these fusion restaurants is not that there aren’t proper ingredients to accommodate the blending […]
Don’t confuse sympathy with empathy
For those who feel a deep sense of empathy for everything around them probably understand that it’s a blessing, but every now and then it can be a curse. Often […]
There’s something fishy about FDA-approved GMO salmon
What we don’t know can’t hurt us, right? Perhaps, and perhaps not. We just don’t know. The FDA recently approved AquAvantage salmon, salmon that has been genetically engineered to grow […]
Getting back to malleable roots with woodworking
Carpentry is an admirable craft because of the level of creativity that has been poured into the manipulation of wood. There are ways to use trees for just about anything […]
Black Friday vs. Black Lives Matter
Black Lives Matter activists held a protest in Seattle on Black Friday. As if the shopping wasn’t chaotic enough, 700 people holding signs and chanting mobbed an already busy Westlake […]
Sweden experiments, subverting economic tradition
In today’s connected world the flow of money and ideas has become nearly instantaneous, and the globalized societies are dominating the poor and slow to adapt, largely through superior information […]
Take a stand and put effort into changing the world
If my Facebook feed is any indication, there is no more pressing topic right now than immigration. Hunger, poverty, unemployment, war, economic illiteracy, scientific illiteracy, actual illiteracy, oppressive government regimes […]
Mizzou protestors have the right to speak
College campuses have long been hubs of civil protest and demonstration. While anti-racism protests at Missouri University have been deemed dramatic and selfish by much of the media, they represent […]