Barnett, Kristof: It isn’t freedom if it’s not for everyone

Barnett, Kristof: It isn’t freedom if it’s not for everyone

Columnist’s note: Every year I choose a university student to accompany me on my win-a-trip journey, which is meant to highlight issues that deserve more attention. My 2025 winner is Sofia Barnett, a recent Brown University graduate and a budding journalist. Her first essay (“The quiet girls’ revolution in West Africa”, July 6), was about girls in West Africa challenging the tradition of female genital mutilation. Here’s her second, arguing that…