Musings of Liberation is a progressive, psychological, and emotional take on everyday American sociopolitical issues

“Ugh, why do people do that?! Make it make sense.”

That’s the goal. Each article is a meta-analysis of interdisciplinary data and personal stories seeking the deepest roots of clashing sociopolitical views to answer common important questions. I believe that understanding the emotional, psychological, and social roots behind them is critical to social progress.

I’ve had the privilege of growing up in diverse, progressive parts of California, studying abroad in northern Europe, and traveling to several countries throughout 31 years of life. On the less privileged side, I’m an East Asian-American woman with severe ADHD and several signs of moderate autism, both of which are linked to having a strong sense of justice.

Despite adamantly advocating for progressive policies today, I’ve experienced several moments throughout life that had me internalizing much less progressive views, mostly as a form of self-defense or ignorance. Most of these moments occurred when I traveled through or lived in predominantly white, ethnically homogenous, or socioeconomically developing cities or countries. This led me to believe that many discriminatory views may be intuitive but corrosive forms of self-protection against existing and potential social harm and vulnerability.

Internalizing such beliefs has repeatedly led to few benefits at a heavy psychological toll on myself and the marginalized folks who’ve met me earlier in life. That’s one personal reason why I’m committed to finding every counterargument or at least explanation I can to common beliefs supporting common social injustices facing the world and the US today.

Because I believe social injustice has systemic roots, systemic changes such as educational reform are necessary to achieve justice.

With Musings of Liberation, I hope to inspire progressive activists, organizations, politicians, academic researchers, and everyone else to consider new perspectives to inform those systemic changes. And maybe to win your next debate.

I obviously don’t know everything about the social sciences or politics, so I welcome everyone here to share constructive feedback wherever you think your voice matters. Feel free to share supporting, conflicting, or downright invalidating data. I can’t figure out the answers to all these questions alone.

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