Jessica Xiao
Posts by Jessica Xiao (page 3)
Educational Disparities Need Larger Place in Political Discourse
Last Wednesday, shortly after the Department of Education released their “Condition of Education 2016” report, the Brookings Institute hosted a panel to bring public... Read More
Don’t Pray for America, Demand Policy Change to Protect Her Citizens
Sunday saw yet another act of mass violence in the name of hate—this time directed at LGBTQ Americans and ranked as the worst mass... Read More
The Idols of Ganesh Chaturthi: A Religious Ritual That’s Bad for the Environment
Yesterday, June 8, was World Oceans’ Day. Every year, millions of tons of plastic waste are dumped into the oceans where they accumulate, harming... Read More
TV Review: Atheists Can Relate to Latest Episode of American Dad!
Last Monday, TBS aired the first half (“Daesong Heavy Industries”) of a two-episode story of the adult animated sitcom American Dad! to which many... Read More
For the Texas Board of Education, Truth is Optional
Last week, science education advocate Zack Kopplin, known for opposing the teaching of creationism as part of the scientific curriculum in public schools in... Read More
In All the White Spaces
ONLINE DATING is challenging, to say the least. I don’t know any online dater who hasn’t experienced at least a couple of awkward encounters,... Read More
Ta-Nehisi Coates’s Black Panther: Promising Sign for Future of Comics Series
Last Wednesday was an exciting day in the world of mainstream comics as it marked the much-anticipated return of the Black Panther superhero series,... Read More