Apeirogon – Page 4 – The Junction

Fear of the Foreigner

For those of us who have studied the rise of fascism in the 1930’s, we should all be concerned about the rise of xenophobic rhetoric and the recent electoral success of nationalist parties throughout Europe. Stefan Zweig, one of the most famous writers during the interwar period, expresses the rise of nationalism in his memoir The […]

by Freddie Stuart

Zero-Sum Games

A zero-sum game is a mathematical representation of a situation in which each participant’s gain or loss of utility is exactly balanced by the losses or gains of the utility of the other participants. If the total gains of the participants are added up and the total losses are subtracted, they will sum to zero. This means that it is […]

by Aaron White

Colossal Advertisements

In Soviet countries, the emblems of the state and ideology were inscribed in public spaces. The metro in Prague had propaganda lining the walls while people waited for the trains to arrive. In contemporary London, colossal advertisements line the walls of the tube. Nearly every space in our daily lives has been utilized to manufacture […]

by Aaron White

Revolutionary Hip-Hop

“They got a new housing plan for the ghetto eventually, projects for a New American century, false-flag terrorism controlling you mentally, the gospel in the hands of people with no empathy, a mixture of dangerous social chemistry, between law enforcement and a military entity. Cameras on a corner of every corner you’re facing, testing out […]

by Aaron White

2 Ears 1 Mouth

A couple days ago, while having a conversation with a group of older and relatively drunk Bath rugby fans, I mentioned how I studied politics. I was met with an expected grunt, a heightened sense of frustration. The term ‘politics’ has come to signify polarization. The majority of the population seems to be at a […]

by Aaron White

The Void

Music is the silence between the notes” -Claude Debussy When listening to an inspiring speech, or a piece of sensitive music, it is often the void between the notes or words that induces such profound emotion. When reading a brilliant novel, it is often what is not explicitly stated that becomes significant. When in […]

by Aaron White

Puns from the Strike

Some favorite puns from the current university pension strike, taken from UCL’s School of Slavonic and Eastern European Studies picket line: Why Aren’t You RUSSIAN to Resolve The Issue? Stop STALIN and Start Negotiating! You are PUSHKIN Us to the Edge! But We Will Not be BAKHTIN to a Corner! HAVEL Little Sympathy for Academics! […]

by Aaron White

Article – ‘How Billionaires Learned to Love Populism’

In a recent article published in Politico Magazine, ‘How Billionaires Learned to Love Populism’, Amy Chua describes the phenomenon of billionaire populism that we are witnessing in the United States and throughout various European countries. Chua notes that this billionaire populism is not merely an American sensation, but also illustrated in the politics of Silvio […]

by Freddie Stuart

The Evidence for Mindfulness

Mindfulness meditation has been shown to affect how the brain works and even its structure. People undertaking mindfulness training have shown increased activity in the area of the brain associated with positive emotion – the pre-frontal cortex – which is generally less active in people who are depressed. Many studies have shown changes in brain […]

by Aaron White

What will survive, and what will perish?

Do you ever wonder what the ruins of modern society will look like? Will the jagged spires of steel raised above an expanded New York City bay be our Parthenon? Will the observers be the next generation of humanity, extraterrestrial life, or will the ruins just merely be a state, unobserved, objective. Like Chernobyl, or […]