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Author: Aarit Bhattacharya

Should Schools Mandate Environmental Volunteering?

Reading Time: 5 minutes One thing is very clear, there is a looming climate emergency and something needs to be done about it. But no matter what we do, it doesn’t seem to be […]

April 13, 2021April 13, 2021 Aarit Bhattacharya Environment, Medium Reads

The Capitol Hill Riots: Important Takeaways

Reading Time: 3 minutes (Image Credit: Twitter @nbcnews) For a long time, it has been a popular belief that countries like America could facilitate peaceful political discussion, but the riot at the Capitol building […]

January 29, 2021January 29, 2021 Aarit Bhattacharya Politics, Quick Reads

Should Comedians from Minority Groups Base their Comedy on Stereotypes and Slurs about their own Groups?

Reading Time: 6 minutes Political correctness is often portrayed as a shackle that censors any form of self-expression. In this current political landscape, comedy is one of the last safe houses where people feel […]

December 27, 2020April 8, 2021 Aarit Bhattacharya Medium Reads, Politics

Should we advocate for democracy as an innate human right?

Reading Time: 5 minutes A human right is not something that can be traded off for something else. Rights are absolute, there are no caveats and they must be upheld regardless. Democracy is often […]

October 12, 2020April 8, 2021 Aarit Bhattacharya Medium Reads, Medium Reads, Philosophy, Politics

Does the individual citizen have any moral obligation to obey the laws of the state?

Reading Time: 5 minutes Introduction The law is a solution to a collective action problem in our society. In order to keep order, the law maintains power structures and provides important restrictions on what […]

March 25, 2020March 25, 2020 Aarit Bhattacharya Medium Reads, Philosophy

The Case for Trophy Hunting

Reading Time: 3 minutes The idea that killing animals can actually help save them is a difficult idea to comprehend, yet it is vital for many conservation efforts worldwide. There is a pre-requisite that […]

February 20, 2020February 20, 2020 Aarit Bhattacharya Environment, Quick Reads

Violence- The Last Resort for the Palestinian People?

Reading Time: 10 minutes Introduction For 70 years, the Palestinians have been without an internationally recognised state, confined to refugee camps and their rights marginalised by Israeli politicians (Aruri, 2003). The Israelis and Palestinians […]

February 19, 2020February 19, 2020 Aarit Bhattacharya International Relations, Long Reads

Providing for Future Global Energy Demands: Renewable vs Non-Renewable Energy

Reading Time: 3 minutes It is a well-known fact that fossil fuels are not only running out, but have very harmful environmental effects: notably, global warming is caused by gases trapping heat in the […]

February 17, 2020March 24, 2020 Aarit Bhattacharya Environment, Quick Reads

Is Population Growth the Main Problem for Resource Provision and Management?

Reading Time: 3 minutes The population is growing rapidly and the utilisation of resources is also increasing massively. This correlation would suggest that population is a large problem for resource provision and management. With […]

February 16, 2020February 16, 2020 Aarit Bhattacharya Economics, Medium Reads
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