Winning the War on Drugs: A Case for the Portuguese Policy Model

By Emily Lugg (’23) If drugs are a war, many policy analysts and public health experts would argue that America is losing on all fronts. As Nicholas Kristof notes in his 2017 opinion piece “How to Win the War on Drugs,” despite the fact the American criminal justice system dedicated billions of dollars over theContinue reading “Winning the War on Drugs: A Case for the Portuguese Policy Model”

“Master’s Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master’s House” and “Bad Feminism,” Less Antithetical than They Appear But Still Mismatched

By Mannion McGinley (’23) “The Master’s tools will never dismantle the master’s house,” Audre Lorde.  “I would rather be a bad feminist than no feminist at all,” Roxanne Gay. At first glance and out of context from their readings, these two quotes seem to only be at odds with each other. Lorde’s titular claim impliesContinue reading ““Master’s Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master’s House” and “Bad Feminism,” Less Antithetical than They Appear But Still Mismatched”