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Sydney Jezik

Staff Writer
Political Science and Arabic

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MARCH 2026

Democracy Dies with a Whimper, Not with a Bang

By Sydney Jezik
March 06, 2026 10:39 PM
The end of the world as we know it comes slowly. One day, everyone started using an iPhone, and Blackberries faded out of existence; one day the dodo walked and squawked through the forests of Mauritius, and one day it simply didn’t anymore. One day, authoritarians ruled every major state or empire [1]; one day, those states faded from prominence, while democracies took their place.
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FEBRUARY 2026

It’s a Woman’s World

By Sydney Jezik
February 02, 2026 07:35 PM
Predawn light bleeds through your windows. You do your hair carefully for the day—you’ve noticed the guys at work who use nice products are taken more seriously [1]. You settle for hair gel and cologne: $20 total, $4 more than the women’s versions. Masculinity apparently costs extra [2].
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