Areo - January 2017

Features

Donald Trump and the Death of an American Regime

I think I finally understand why Clinton lost in November. It’s not Comey or the relentless GOP propaganda campaign against her over the last twenty years, though those mattered immensely.…

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5 min

Trump’s “Muslim Ban” Shows He Hasn’t Got a Clue on Terrorism

When most Presidents take office, we are disappointed and angry about the things they promise and don’t deliver. In the case of Donald Trump, after just one week, we are…

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6 min

Features

The Trouble with Linda Sarsour

Imagine I believed these things: A conservative religious law is “only misunderstood,” so we shouldn’t worry about the millions living under it in abject oppression due to their homosexuality, lack…

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11 min

Politics

Moderates in the Extreme: The Islamist Spectrum and its Challenge for Liberal Democracy

One day in 2011 when I was living in Manchester, I encountered a Christian fundamentalist standing on Market Street wearing a sandwich board that expressed some of the fundamentals of…

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12 min

Features

Gad Saad on Hysteria and “Collective Munchausen” around Donald Trump, Speaking Out as an Academic, and Evolutionary Psychology 101

“As somebody who escaped Lebanon and actually hid under desks to avoid death squads, I don’t take well to these idiots from Wellesley College who say, ‘I’m scared to go and buy…

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6 min

Politics

Enemy of My Enemy: The Importance of Avoiding Alt-Right Conspiracy Theorists

| by Wyatt Harding | As our culture wars rage on, a vast array of socio-political ideologies are emerging as traditional boundaries of thought are becoming increasingly fractured. An entire…

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11 min

Politics

Faisal Al Mutar on Media Bubbles, the Two Faces of Al Jazeera, and Nuance

Faisal Al Mutar is a secular and human rights activist who was awarded The President’s Volunteer Service Award, Gold, from the Obama Administration in 2016. He’s experienced life under Saddam Hussein and…

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20 min

Evolutionary Psychology in the Humanities: Shakespeare’s Othello

“We believe that works of art are shaped by our evolved human nature, by culture and by individual experience. We therefore distinguish ourselves from cultural constructivists who effectively give exclusive…

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4 min

Politics

Cologne, Germany, and the Year Tradition Made a Comeback

On New Years Eve, for the first time in recent history, Germans acted efficiently and confidently with at least a semblance of a plan as they checked and methodically dispersed…

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4 min

Why Are So Many Republicans Cozying up to Russia?

Sean Hannity’s interview with Julian Assange has only added to the already flooded mainstream media headlines of Russia’s alleged interference with the US election. From the safety of the Ecuadorian…

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5 min

Culture & Media

@RealPeerReview: Their Thoughts and Qualms with Academia

Run by an anonymous team of professors and academics, @RealPeerReview is a Twitter account that has steadily gained popularity and fans by exposing the humorous, nonsensical, and absurd trends in scholarship that are sometimes…

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10 min

Politics

From Marx to Migration: Debating Identity Politics in the West

Here’s what happened recently: Lily Allen, apparently a singer, went to the notorious migrant town of Calais in France, found a strapping lad, and somewhat preemptively apologized on behalf of…

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10 min

Features

Remembering Charlie Hebdo (and Defending Offensive Jokes)

Two years ago, two gunmen entered the offices of Charlie Hebdo, a French satirical magazine known for unashamedly lampooning religions, politicians, and famous figures, and demanded, “Where is Charb? Where is…

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14 min

Politics

In the Shadow of the Kingdom

“Even if you change my name, I’m afraid they’ll find out who I am,” Mutab said as he attempted to calm himself by drinking his favorite Arabic tea, Alwazah, or…

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7 min

Politics

Understanding Syria: Julie Lenarz Explains

Perhaps no situation is currently more volatile than the one in Syria. Commenting on it is another matter: open your mouth to make a statement in the wrong company and before…

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January 2017

Donald Trump and the Death of an American Regime

Trump’s “Muslim Ban” Shows He Hasn’t Got a Clue on Terrorism

The Trouble with Linda Sarsour

Moderates in the Extreme: The Islamist Spectrum and its Challenge for Liberal Democracy

Gad Saad on Hysteria and “Collective Munchausen” around Donald Trump, Speaking Out as an Academic, and Evolutionary Psychology 101

Enemy of My Enemy: The Importance of Avoiding Alt-Right Conspiracy Theorists

Faisal Al Mutar on Media Bubbles, the Two Faces of Al Jazeera, and Nuance

Evolutionary Psychology in the Humanities: Shakespeare’s Othello

Cologne, Germany, and the Year Tradition Made a Comeback

Why Are So Many Republicans Cozying up to Russia?

@RealPeerReview: Their Thoughts and Qualms with Academia

From Marx to Migration: Debating Identity Politics in the West

Remembering Charlie Hebdo (and Defending Offensive Jokes)

In the Shadow of the Kingdom

Understanding Syria: Julie Lenarz Explains

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