Finn Abbey
Opinions Editor
Class of 2025
fabbey2@u.rochester.edu
Author of the opinion column Blindspots and American history enthusiast.
Israel-Palestine
Blindspots: How the media spun a protest into an attack
The University has a clear interest in tamping down protests related to its academic involvement with Israel, appeasing pro-Israel donors and administrators.
2024 election
The Green Party are grifters
Instead of recruiting and running on a local level, where elections can be won, they insist on only aiming for the biggest prize every time.
College Democrats
The children will not save us
The debate was no more well attended than last year, and no more inspiring.
Dick Cheney
Blindspots: Dick Cheney is still a war criminal
The Iraq war was a mistake, which killed almost a million people, and the people who zealously ginned the U.S. into that conflict should be made into pariahs, not platformed and commended by presidential contenders.
free speech
Universities must value free speech over reputation
Colleges across the country have adopted a clear message: "Never again shall students make the university look bad."
2024 Presidential Election
Blindspots: Democrats should follow Tim Walz’s lead
In her quest to find someone that would help deliver the midwest and balance the ticket, Harris has picked the man who could reinvent the Democratic party if given the chance.
Debate
Banality in Search of Evil: The College Democrats and Republicans Debate
Far from a debate, it felt like I was witnessing a show trial.
Israel-Palestine
Blindspots: Unconditional aid is turning Israel into a rogue state
This unconditional aid has empowered a small regional power to drift further and further from international accountability.
Israel-Palestine
Blindspots: For Aaron Bushnell
Aaron Bushnell's death demands our attention. There cannot be a normal day until this war is brought to an end.
crypto
Blindspots: Ode to Naysayers
As more and more of the national GDP is built out of smoke and mirrors, it becomes more important than ever to legitimize dissent.
