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We’ll post readings and summaries from our reading group about politics, education, social equality, the environment, and more. The goal of our reading group is to educate ourselves so that we’re better prepared to establish a dialogue on topics we’re passionate about.

Sep 7, 2017

Presidential Pardons: What’s the Deal with Joe Arpaio?

Note: this reading group was written by an anonymous champion of the law.

Last week, President Trump pardoned former Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who was convicted of criminal contempt for defying a court order…

Morgan Cooper

Aug 13, 2017

Language Variety

Patterns in immigrant populations and implications in the United States

I was recently reminded that the United States has no officially declared national language. Still, over 30 states (including California) have adopted English-official legislation. The implications of…

Patrick Lu

Aug 5, 2017

Affirmative Action: the Asian perspective

This week I want to explore affirmative action. Everyone always talks about hispanics…

Joyce Li

Jul 18, 2017

Roe v. Wade — A Fundamental Right to Reproductive Autonomy? — 7/25/17

In the abortion debate, Roe v. Wade is regularly cited as the cornerstone of pro-choice policy. In fact, Roe is merely one piece of a complex array of cases establishing the fundamental right to reproductive…

Pratik Sachdeva

Jul 7, 2017

Developing Empathy through Primary Sources — 7/10/17

“You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view…until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.”

Morgan Cooper

Jun 20, 2017

Ethics and Considerations about Personalized Nutrition

Nutrition research is nothing if not plentiful and inconsistent. It can make translating findings into advice vague and challenging and advice into action, well, overwhelming. And with so many different opinions, how do we answer the…

Patrick Lu

Jun 11, 2017

What is the Paris Accord & why did the US pull out?