Eric Yang
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The Right to Demand a Haircut
Within these “liberate” protests I see what is best about American democracy — the right for the individual to be completely wrong about what is good for themselves and for the community.
On Living Through History
Let’s save our over-examination and historicization for later. To live through history, we must remind ourselves and our neighbors to have a life apart from it.
In the Time of the “China Virus,” Another Contagion: Intolerance
We should remember that tolerance is not just about our prosperity, but also about preventing us from destroying each other. Tolerance itself won't stop the virus, but it is the bare minimum of any successful solution.
Teach for America, Yourself, and Goldman Sachs
If service is about impacting others, we should be willing, and even obligated, to use every incentive we have to improve the quality of service that is provided.
Complicating the Virtues of Political Correctness
A politically correct society can still strive towards retributive justice, but this justice ought to be dependent on and tempered by a conception of individual dignity.
The Conservative Case for Divestment Protest
The conservatism that I advocate for — the conservatism that supports divestment protest, but not divestment — is rooted in a deep skepticism of the most intractable institutions as well as the best of intentions.