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Containing posts discussing unfolding or current events, attempting to analyze or contextualize modern times.

The Dogs Have Balls

June 16, 2013by Daniel Kronovet Leave a comment

This post is a (lengthy) excerpt from a letter I wrote to a good friend summarizing some of my impressions of the poverty of India and reflecting on the work […]

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Current Events, Politics and Society, Reflections and Abstractions

Poverty and Values

May 1, 2013by Daniel Kronovet 1 Comment

I was involved in an… altercation a few nights ago. Well… altercation might be overly dramatic a word. But words were crossed in public, and I found myself struggling with […]

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Current Events, Politics and Society, Reflections and Abstractions

Thinking About Aaron Swartz

January 19, 2013by Daniel Kronovet Leave a comment

A week ago, I had never heard of Aaron Swartz. Today, I can’t stop thinking about him. A boy genius who would become a practical idealist. A man of profound […]

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Art and Creativity, Current Events, Politics and Society

A Perspective on UC Berkeley’s Financial Dilemma

January 19, 2013by Daniel Kronovet Leave a comment

I was looking through my drafts and found this little gem, dated back to February 28, 2012. Not sure why it wasn’t properly published… if I had to guess I’d […]

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Current Events, Politics and Society

“Big Questions”

January 1, 2013by Daniel Kronovet Leave a comment

The following is an article I wrote for an alumni newsletter for “Ask Big Questions,” a Jewish student initiative I used to be a part of. In it I try […]

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Current Events, Politics and Society, Reflections and Abstractions

A Brick in the Wall

December 12, 2012by Daniel Kronovet Leave a comment

Imagine this: You’re a young soldier, six months out of your parent’s house, the only home you’ve ever known. You’re not a zealous patriot, but an 18-year-old-boy. You’re not hungry […]

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Bicycle on a kibbutz road

The Kibbutz: Dinner With My Host Family

August 26, 2012by Daniel Kronovet Leave a comment

I had dinner with my host family for the first time tonight. For context, most Ulpanists, if they so desire, can ask to be “adopted” by a host family, a […]

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Sunset on the beach

The Kibbutz: Some Politics and History

August 11, 2012by Daniel Kronovet Leave a comment

I met a pair of couples this weekend and was able to learn a bit more about the inner workings of the kibbutz, and some history. One of the couples […]

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Current Events, Politics and Society

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