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The Satanic Pact that Kickstarted World War II

Post Published June 15, 2022 by Anirudh Parthasarathy

How close was the world to being a Fascist-Leninist dystopia if a joint alliance of Hitler, Stalin, and Hideki Tōjō had won World War II? This could have been a consequence if it weren’t for a ser...
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Freedom of Speech Series: Public Schools

Post Published May 18, 2022 by Anirudh Parthasarathy

In 1966, in a packed hearing in Delano, California, then New York Senator, Robert F Kennedy, was arguing with the county sheriff, LeRoy Gaylen. LeRoy had arrested union organizers who had committed no...
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The Relevance of Fahrenheit 451

Post Published April 1, 2022 by Anirudh Parthasarathy

Fahrenheit 451 has never been more relevant than it is today. The parlor walls that Ray Bradbury envisioned in his iconic story are similar to the large wall-mounted TV screens with continuous streami...
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Animal Farm and the Concept of Failed Socialist Utopia

Post Published February 2, 2022 by Anirudh Parthasarathy

Historians estimate that around twenty million perished under Stalin’s totalitarian socialist regime (Keller). Around 18-45 million died in China’s Great Leap Forward under Mao Zedong’s similarl...
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Why Bobby Kennedy Is Inspirational

Post Published July 26, 2021 by Anirudh Parthasarathy

“Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million ...
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Socialism Reexplained: Age of Reason to Cold War

Post Published July 8, 2021 by Anirudh Parthasarathy

Socialism Reexplained: Age of Reason to Cold War Anirudh Parthasarathy, 13 History of Socialism In order to understand socialism as a whole, we have to understand how nineteenth century capital...
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