Farrin KhanMay 2, 20203 minThe universal nature of being brownThere's always been the joke that brown parents are the harshest parents one can have in the world. From arranged marriages to being...
Farrin KhanMay 2, 20202 minThe importance of relooking at universal healthcareIt is not hard to conceive that universal healthcare has recently become popular, being in the midst of a pandemic as we are. According...
Farrin KhanApr 17, 20204 minThe commodity that is the college athleteCollege sports is a behemoth in generating big money. Viewers pour in on screens, in stadiums, and are rabid for the entertainment that...
Farrin KhanApr 16, 20203 minModel it like ScandinaviaThe happiest countries in the world have a very simple secret: socialism. It may have filled the history books with tales that regale us...
Farrin KhanApr 16, 20203 minThe invisible cycle of violence the NRA perpetuatesMaybe it is because I had been absent from the U.S. for so long (two months, to be exact), but every time I see headlines that relate to...
Farrin KhanApr 16, 20203 minMy Uber dilemma My friends have often told me that a repeated catchphrase of mine is, “I’m calling an Uber!” One friend in particular has informed me...
Farrin KhanApr 16, 20204 minMake college free alreadyI’ve often found that the polarizing point of disagreement between the left and the right is each political ideology’s separate...
Farrin KhanApr 16, 20203 minThe glorification of sexual purity, and why it's illogicalI went to a Hozier concert late October of last year. Amongst the glitter and the roar of the crowd, “Take Me to Church” began blaring, a...
Farrin KhanApr 16, 20203 minInherent imperialism in the U.S. todayThe US is an imperialist country. There, I said it. Controversial opinion, I know. And on a nation that was founded on the premise of...
Farrin KhanApr 16, 20203 minHey corporations, be more like HersheyI think we could easily call the the Hershey Company the “cool kid on the block.” Growing up, I lived around 1.5 hours away from...
Farrin KhanApr 16, 20202 minOne people, one IndiaUnification. Cooperation. Integration. Amalgamation. They are synonyms, but not the same. Muslim. Hindu. Jain. Christian. Sikh. They are...
Farrin KhanApr 16, 20203 minThe BJP is disastrous for IndiaThe current Prime Minister of India is a far-right extremist who, while ironically popular with the Indian public, has an ideology that...
Farrin KhanApr 16, 20203 minEveryone needs to care about their skin a little moreMaybe it’s because I’m a fanatic for skincare, obsessed with the endless clarity of skin and horrified when a pimple unexpectedly lands...
Farrin KhanApr 16, 20203 minI've got a problem with anti-feministsI’ve got a problem with anti-feminists, or people who do not call themselves a “feminist.” There, I said it. And let me tell you why....
Farrin KhanApr 16, 20203 minTherapy is bullsh*t, or so I thoughtDoes this sound familiar? You find yourself in college, immersed in a world of discovering who you truly are. You are surrounded by...
Farrin KhanApr 16, 20204 minWhy don't you shut up about the Second Amendment?September 17, 1787—The day our ageless Constitution was officially ratified. It also happens to be the day that the pro-gun movement will...
Farrin KhanApr 16, 20203 minThe indiscernible discrimination in our election processI’m not one to deny the importance of voting, of inhibiting that civic right to exercise a vote, or to cast a ballot that is symbolically...
Farrin KhanApr 16, 20207 minLet's talk about how the world treats its womenStep 1: The original of all sins Let it begin. Let it begin in the first pages of the creation myths of the Abrahamic religions, where...
Farrin KhanApr 16, 20202 minKeep being blind, AmericaThis is a new virus. This a virus that led to an entire area, Wuhan, to be shut down to contain it. This is a virus that needed two new...
Farrin KhanApr 15, 20204 minThe third world war: waterTwo hydrogen atoms. One oxygen atom. So intrinsically and chemically simple that it’s astounding. And yet, such a chemically simple...