Alexander Spencer

What is required in order for our government to represent the people's will?

How could money possibly undermine citizens' basic political equality in a democracy?

The Electoral College, partisan gerrymandering, and varying Congressional district sizes have all undermined the people's political voice.

No taxation without representation? Many still have no way of having their political voice recognized.

Who is to say what constitutes high art or even what qualifies as art in the first place?

Confronting real-world violence can be an important agent of change. Might we have a social responsibility to share and bear witness to real-life horrors?

Abolishing law enforcement as we know it could mean many different things. Can the history of the police force give us direction in where to go from here?

While the vast majority of protests have been peaceful, those that aren't challenge us in ways that require further investigation.

The most recent episode of Rick and Morty raises familiar questions about the value of virtue—and the harm of immoral action—in the absence of consequences.

History, geography, and politics have conspired to keep most Americans sheltered from the outside world. This has worked both to our benefit and our detriment.

The push to hold Facebook and Pinterest accountable for illicit material circulated by private users on their sites may also undermine our internet privacy and put limits on free speech.

Self-funding one's political campaign seems like a noble endeavor, but it also raises a host of concerns.

The politics behind government-recognized holidays often go unnoticed, but the message that is sent says a lot.

Issue of free speech lie at the heart of the Hong Kong protests. And exercising our right to it (especially on social media) has important consequences for Hong Kong, as does our silence.

Are fines an appropriate punishment when the wealthy attempt to purchase social, political, and economic advantage at others' expense?