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MIR Meets: Yascha Mounk
Host Andrew Xu sits down with Yascha Mounk, the head of Persuasion and a contributing writer for The Atlantic. They…
Revisiting the 2012 Quebec Student Strike
The 2012 student strike brought young people together and sparked engagement in politics at all levels. There are…
MIR Meets: David French
Host Andrew Xu sits down with David French, a columnist for The New York Times. They discuss the potential dangers…
“Making My Own Name”: Taylor Swift’s Trouble with…
Although Taylor Swift has been deemed a feminist icon in popular culture, her expression of feminism remains…
“Sometimes I Think the Whole World’s Gone Crazy”: The…
Grime is a grassroots genre that many understand to be a form of English folk music, expressing the identity and…
The Editors’ Desk: Miss and Mr. Americana
Why have our favourite pop star and football player taken over the headlines with their relationship?…
China’s push for Uniformity: the Future of Cantonese in…
Hong Kong
In 1842, when the Qing Dynasty in China ceded Hong Kong Island to the British after the First Opium…
Forgotten Surrogate Mothers: The Unresolved Issues in…
The surrogacy industry exploits financially vulnerable surrogate mothers, raising ethical concerns due to a lack of…
A Traumatic Reckoning: The Indigenous Relationship with…
Religious institutions play a critical role in shaping the nation’s identity and can aid Canada in correcting its…
How Trans Americans Became the Latest Republican…
How has a group that accounts for such a small percentage of the US population become the latest political…
MIR Meets: Katherine Dee
Host Blaise Brosnan sits down with Substack writer and internet culture reporter Katherine Dee, to discuss the…
More Than a Lost Cause: The Resilience of Afghanistan
The international community has an obligation to stand with the current and next generation Afghans who are a…