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OPINION | CAMPUS VOICES

Democracy is on the ballot

By David E. Price | November 1, 2024

The 2024 election poses the starkest of choices, with the values we profess as Americans — justice for all, the expansion of opportunity, environmental stewardship, world leadership, the freedoms we hold dear — on the line. Also at stake, to a degree that has rarely been true of American elections, are the bedrock principles and norms of constitutional democracy, the foundation upon which all else is built.

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Truth and civil discourse

By Jay A. Pearson and Douglas Brook | October 29, 2024

In the era of culture wars and ideologically driven strife, belief in good faith communication has waned. Despite this, or perhaps because of it, we share lessons learned from two years of collaborating on a research project at Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Policy examining racial bias in jury selection processes, and jury composition as well as efforts to improve them. 

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A mistaken view of liberal learning

By Marc Wang | October 29, 2024

The trouble is that an education concerned foremost with breadth of study is unable to capture what makes each subject profound and absorbing. What we really want is penetration into an idea, an understanding and attunement to all its facets and connections.

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OPINION | CAMPUS VOICES

Scientology and the dangers of neuroessentialism

By Nik Narain | October 28, 2024

Scientology can feel like this momentous connection between the two, a bridge between science and the spiritual, a biological essentialism to questions often regarded to be supernatural. But bringing an essentialist argument into a spiritual intervention is more fertile ground for psychiatric abuse than it is for self-transcendence.

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The conscienceless Micheal Parsons and fake Christian values

By Ethan Khorana | October 25, 2024

Nevertheless, Governor Parsons has made it clear that he uses, his view of, Christian values to guide his decision-making as Governor. However, on that September afternoon in Missouri, Governor Parsons rejected the very words of Christ himself. The Governor believed he was justified in his decision to execute Marcellus Williams because he believed Williams was guilty.

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OPINION | CAMPUS VOICES

Our computing conundrum

By Aaron Siegle | October 25, 2024

Around the clock, we are constantly generating data. From smart watches tracking our sleep to the social media algorithms tailoring our digital experience, almost every action we take creates new electronic data, whether we realize it or not.

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OPINION | CAMPUS VOICES

Stress blows

By Paul Dilly | October 23, 2024

You can’t control your thoughts, but you can control how you respond to them. Here’s why you shouldn’t respond to them at all. (Hint: It’ll spare you a ton of self-induced stress.)

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Biden’s Israel policy has been a disaster. Don’t be fooled into thinking Trump’s would be better.

By Leo Goldberg | October 23, 2024

As Duke students and Americans alike prepare to head to the polls, Gaza remains a key issue for many, myself included. I deeply sympathize with the frustrations of millions of Americans who are rightly outraged at what they see occurring in Gaza everyday. But we should not make the mistake of thinking that Trump will rectify Biden’s blunders in Palestine.

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How time escapes us

By Anna Garziera | October 22, 2024

Time is escaping us Duke students faster than we even realize. As fast-growing adults, we should try to slow this experience down. We should pull our eyes away from the next break, the finish line, and focus on what’s around us.

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A vote is a prayer

By Luke A. Powery | October 21, 2024

What King and others teach about, and model, is the intersection of the spiritual and political realms. The spiritual is political and the political is spiritual. Again, this isn’t about political partisanship. It is about engaging in society in meaningful ways, rather than attempting to escape or ignore it.

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Vote! (And wash your hands)

By Herman Pontzer | October 17, 2024

Just like public health and hygiene, democracy needs to be learned and practiced anew by each generation. Polarizing campaigns, personal attacks, filling out a ballot alone — none of it feels like the community-focused consensus building we’re built for.

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