Current Affairs • Nov 3, 2025
We Really Need to Stop Poisoning Rats
There is infrastructure everywhere to which you never pay much attention—until you have a reason to care. Once you notice, you realize you’ve been taking something for granted about the communities we’ve created. Perhaps ramps were practically invisible until you became the one in a wheelchair or pushing a kid on a stroller. But those ramps aren’t a given: it took a lot of advocacy to make cities more accessible. Or maybe traffic cameras never stand out until you get a speeding ticket. (Upon reflection, though, it’s now rare to be in public and not fall under the gaze of a security camera.)