Generations of nonconsent: The problems of germline modification
Last month, the news broke that a research team at Sun Yat-sen University, in Guangzhou, China, succeeded in editing the genomes of live, though inviable, human embryos. Their process, a specific...
View ArticleThe boon of GE food
TV personality Dr. Mehmet Öz (known more commonly just as Dr. Oz) has garnered a fair amount of controversy over his medical advice and claims since rising to prominence on Oprah Winfrey’s talk show in...
View ArticlePost and past Singer: Absolutism and animal rights
This past Wednesday, Peter Singer (the most famous or, at least, the most controversial bioethicist of our time) came to speak here at Stanford. Though he talked to the sold-out audience of students,...
View ArticleLive and let die: A case for death with dignity
The story of Brittany Maynard (the terminally ill East Bay woman who moved to Oregon in order to end her life legally) has gained a great deal of national attention recently, reigniting the debate...
View ArticleFight the foolish: Tackling the vaccination crisis
Back in 1998, a British doctor named Andrew Wakefield published a study linking the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine to autism in young children. Though quickly discredited and repeatedly...
View ArticleRight idea, wrong response: Correcting the FDA’s misstep with 23andMe
Founded in 2006, 23andMe has become the only major direct-to-consumer (DTC) genomics company left in the market. Initially, the DTC services they offered gave customers information about their ancestry...
View ArticleKeystone XL: A pipeline to a new future?
President Obama should veto the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. Approving the pipeline is extraordinarily unsafe and sends a message that the United States is not serious about fighting...
View ArticleStone by stone: Refocusing the Ferguson protests
Over a week has passed since the grand jury decision in Ferguson, Missouri that has led to mass protests, looting, and transportation chaos in the days surrounding Thanksgiving, but nonetheless,...
View ArticleSuper Tuesday: Should we attack ISIS?
For the past few weeks, ISIS has captured United States and global attention — and for good reason. The terrorist organization has wormed its way into our minds and augmented our worst fears by...
View ArticleSuper Tuesday: Should Rush Limbaugh be fired?
Sexual assault on college campuses has been making headlines recently as the number of reported assaults continues to rise every year. In response to these disturbing reports, the government took...
View ArticleThe (police) dogs of war
Last week, President Obama announced the authorization of immediate, indefinite airstrikes against the Islamic State (of Iraq and the Levant, known varyingly as IS or ISIS/ISIL), bringing the U.S....
View ArticleVote for people, not names
Almost as soon as the dust settled after the 2012 presidential election, many political commentators started talking about 2016, when we the people will (vote for the electors who officially) elect our...
View ArticleFree trade and negotiations: How much power should Obama have?
I rarely agree with Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, but he and President Obama are both correct on free trade. Free trade saves consumers money and makes people in all countries that participate in...
View ArticleGenerations of nonconsent: The problems of germline modification
Last month, the news broke that a research team at Sun Yat-sen University, in Guangzhou, China, succeeded in editing the genomes of live, though inviable, human embryos. Their process, a specific...
View ArticleUnited for marriage equality
Every other Tuesday, we usually present you all with our opposing perspectives on a given political issue. But today, we will do something different and present you with our unified point of view. We...
View ArticleThe boon of GE food
TV personality Dr. Mehmet Öz (known more commonly just as Dr. Oz) has garnered a fair amount of controversy over his medical advice and claims since rising to prominence on Oprah Winfrey’s talk show in...
View ArticleA debate on American foreign policy in Cuba
Last December, President Obama announced that the United States would be ending its 54-year embargo against Cuba. For over half a century, the embargo against Cuba has sought to promote democratic...
View ArticlePost and past Singer: Absolutism and animal rights
This past Wednesday, Peter Singer (the most famous or, at least, the most controversial bioethicist of our time) came to speak here at Stanford. Though he talked to the sold-out audience of students,...
View ArticleThe Hillary Clinton email scandal: Should it affect her presidential candidacy?
Republicans are desperate, and they’re doing everything in their power to take down Hillary Clinton. With Clinton leading most of the polls for the 2016 presidential election, Republicans are terrified...
View ArticleLive and let die: A case for death with dignity
The story of Brittany Maynard (the terminally ill East Bay woman who moved to Oregon in order to end her life legally) has gained a great deal of national attention recently, reigniting the debate...
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