Social Issues

Many champions of capitalism critique the current state of global affairs, highlighting its tendency towards wealth concentration, environmental degradation, and social inequality. They rightly argue that the original tenets of a free market fostering shared [...]

Imagine a student, a whiz in science, who can explain complex chemical reactions but struggles to connect with classmates. The anxiety of presentations cripples them, their grades plummeting despite their grasp of the material. This [...]

European colonialist art of the 18th and 19th centuries offers a fascinating glimpse into a bygone era. Driven by colonialism and the allure of the "Orient," a term encompassing the Middle East and North Africa, [...]

“We can’t solve our problems at the same level of thinking that created them.” — Albert Einstein Einstein's quote rings true as we grapple with the stark realities of wealth disparity. Capitalism, a system born [...]

Imagine a world where everyone thrives, not just survives. Imagine a world where everyone thrives, not just survives. Where everyone is energised by their work, a world where talents blossom and passions fuel innovation. A [...]

Imagine a cell, driven by a mutated gene and fuelled by unbridled ambition. It replicates endlessly, disregarding the needs of the surrounding tissue, consuming the finite resources of its environment. This is the essence of [...]

The image of a lone giraffe guarding a bountiful acacia grove while its neighbours starve seems absurd, a blatant example of unsustainable and illogical behaviour. Our immediate reaction is to recognise the abnormality, the "wrongness" [...]

Imagine a life-saving medication exists, yet its price tag is astronomical, leaving countless families with an agonising choice: watch their loved one suffer or resort to desperate measures. The agonising scenario of a loved one's [...]

Bob Moore passed away on February 10, 2024. He was 94 years old. The grief remains for loved ones, but he is surely in the heaven he toiled to attain. What a social legacy to [...]

"Ignorance is bliss," goes the old adage, tempting us with the allure of a life free from the burdens of knowledge and responsibility. But Noam Chomsky's poignant reminder, the possibility to exist in "comforting illusion," [...]

We've all seen them or been them: the social media warriors, the placard-waving activists, the overnight champions of a cause. They flood our feeds, their voices booming with righteous indignation, their profiles adorned with the [...]

Miraculously, no human on board Japanese Airlines flight JAL-516 died from the recent crash. Videos of the rolling inferno circulated online, the plane completely engulfed in flames. Everyone on board escaped. The cabin crew did [...]