Dec 27, 2017
A Christmas Carol and Tapestry.
The halls are decked, the wine is mulling, and the presents are
neatly stacked under the tree. But what hope is there of a white
Christmas in the inky black of outer space? Traditionally, Star
Trek has steered clear of more than glancing references to the
festive season, yet popular...
Dec 13, 2017
Star Trek and Human Rights.
Star Trek’s progressive, humanist outlook has always involved the extension of legal protection to a wide range of non-human entities. The courtroom battles fought by Data and Voyager’s EMH reflect how legal status is called into question in our own world as a way of justifying...