Articles by Taylor Becker

04/25/17 7:41pm
Our compassion is rooted in our ultimate yearning for human flourishing — the ability for each and every person to pursue happiness, to be productive, to thrive in a community and to reach their full potential.
04/11/17 7:58pm
How can college students achieve their policy goals in the era of Trump? An overlooked answer lies in pursuing policy preferences in states legislatures and governor’s mansions.
04/09/17 8:55pm
GROUP THINK is the DP’s round table section, where we throw a question at the columnists and see what answers stick.
03/31/17 3:11pm
This past weekend, around 40 Penn students joined nearly 4000 campus activists from across the country at the American-Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) annual Policy Conference in Washington, D.C.
03/14/17 9:00pm
College campuses around the country have experienced a slew of violent protests against invited speakers, as students protest guests they deem unworthy and prevent them from sharing their views.
02/26/17 6:09pm
GROUP THINK is the DP’s round table section, where we throw a question at the columnists and see what answers stick.
02/14/17 9:24pm
A recent New York Times article showed that the median family income for an undergraduate family at Penn is $195,500, placing the median Penn family in the 82nd percentile among U.S. families.
02/14/17 8:37pm
GROUP THINK is the DP’s round table section, where we throw a question at the columnists and see what answers stick.
01/31/17 11:15pm
In the era of rampant “fake news” and “alternative facts,” now more than ever we have a moral obligation to seek truth to inform our dissent.
01/30/17 3:15pm
GROUP THINK is The DP’s round table section, where we throw a question at the columnists and see what answers stick.
01/17/17 11:29pm
Our country faces a crisis that begins with the letter “D.” No, it is not our President-elect Donald Trump.
03/29/16 11:28pm

Guest column by Taylor Becker | Divestment at what cost?

Fossil Free. Divestment. Social Impact. These terms are trendy. Sexy, even. But divestment is based on the principles of modern environmentalism, which disadvantages the world’s poor and is not social justice.
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