Editorial

Sisyphus, Suicide and the Search for Meaning

“There is only one really serious philosophical problem, and that is suicide” – Albert Camus 800,000 people committed suicide in 2020,...

Semiautomatic Tears: An Exploration of the Rittenhouse Trial

Kyle Rittenhouse has just been cleared of all charges. For those among you who have followed the trial (or not, opinions are a dime a...

Sense and Insensibility

The year 2020 has hardly been a joyride so far. With every passing month, it seems that we’re advancing to a more difficult level in a...

COVID-20

It’s everywhere on the news. You’ve probably heard or read about it. It’s the thing that’s been constantly on our minds for the past...

Why Pay Millions for a White Dash?

You’re probably aware of how expensive the art world can be. More than once you’ve seen on the news how seemingly rudimentary paintings...

Neoliberalism: The Con of the Century

In 1938, French philosopher Louis Rougier organised the Walter Lippmann Colloquium. This was a conference of intellectuals whose main...

The News That Shaped the Month – May 2016

UvA Inside – by Olga Kowalska From the 9th to 13th of May, UvA (Faculty and Central) Student Council elections took place. Students...

For Those Who Crave Some Inspiration

“Time flies when you’re having fun” is what they say… If that is indeed the case, then studying seem to be not that bad in the end. I...

The News that Shaped the Month #5

News Recap: World of Economics – by Daniel Koudijs Over the past month, just as worries about China began to lose some of their clout,...

The invisible hand

A new academic year entails new challenges and opportunities. In the creation of this new issue I have certainly met mine. First I would...

A living heritage

I am in one of those weird moments of amazement, because I realize that this magazine of ours is older than the vast majority of people I...