I see a vast number of similarities between Brexit and the election of Donald Trump. Both “movements” were driven by xenophobia. According to The New York Times, many “Leave” voters feared “being overrun by immigrants.” One of Donald Trump’s most well known claims is that he is going to build a wall on the border…

I believe that people’s identities are constantly changing and evolving as they encounter new and different experiences that shape their perceptions of themselves. Identity is not just about who someone is, physically. It is largely about how a person sees herself. For example, Sarah Manyika, the author of Oyinbo, has maintained the same skin color…

The question of whether or not there is an alternative to sweatshops is dependent on many factors that I do not think are thoroughly covered in Norberg’s article. However, “The noble feat of Nike” does prove that sweatshops are not as vile as one might assume. They are actually highly beneficial to citizens in countries…

The second part of A Small Place by Jamaica Kincaid is about Antigua as the author experienced it growing up. Kincaid describes Antigua’s sordid past, including the governmental corruption that the natives experienced. She links the basis of this corruption to the British who colonized the small island. I expected to feel disgusted while I…

To Hell with Good Intentions by Ivan Illich is a speech that explains why people, United States citizens, specifically, should not go on mission trips. Illich argues that no matter how well intentioned American volunteers may be, they are incapable of actually doing “the ‘good’ which [they] [intend] to do.” Volunteers who travel to Latin…