Author: jschwed21
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Innocent Until Proven Guilty…But Not if There is Cash Bail
By Julia Schwed ‘21, Editor-in-Chief We all grow up learning that in the United States everyone is “innocent until proven guilty.” But what we are not taught is that every year hundreds of thousands of people are incarcerated before being convicted. Of the 2.3 million people incarcerated in the United States at the start of…
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Police in BLM vs Capitol Riots: Their Action Is Not Unique
By Navyaa Jain ‘23, Social Justice Writer On January 6, 2021, the day set by the Constitution to certify the election results, America’s Capitol, the center of its democracy, was breached for the first time in 200 years. Thousands of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol and incited chaos in the name of President Trump. The…
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The Legacy of RBG
By Julia Schwed ‘21, Editor-in-Chief On Friday, September 18, 2020, what Democrats––and anyone who cares about freedom of choice, ObamaCare and equal rights––had been dreading happened: Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away. Justice Ginsburg was appointed to the Supreme Court by President Clinton in 1993 and, by the time of her death, was…
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The Stimulus Checks are Relief Funds, Not a Propaganda Tool
Julia Schwed ‘21, Commentary Editor The coronavirus pandemic has brought suffering to Americans on a scale greater than any of us have seen before. As of April 17, 2020, more than 710,000 people have tested positive for COVID-19 in the United States, and more than 37,000 Americans have died from the virus. COVID-19 has also…
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The Need for Free, Public Preschool
Dina Drogin ‘23, Commentary Writer There is an academic gap between the rich and poor. Simply put, kids from privileged backgrounds have more opportunities for education than low-income children. Teachers are able to recognize this socioeconomic distinction on the first day of kindergarten: Who knows their ABCs? Who can do basic addition? Who has been…
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Why Coronavirus is the Biggest Threat to Trump’s Reelection
Navyaa Jain ‘23, Commentary Writer January 20, 2020, is a day for the history books, as the U.S. confirmed its first case of the novel coronavirus, aka COVID-19. Despite countless claims from President Trump that the virus would be contained, by March 26, 2020, the CDC stated that the U.S. had 82,404 confirmed cases, not…
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The Forrest Gump Phenomenon
by Sophia Ludtke ‘20, Commentary Editor We are living through history. Yet, when I sat down to write this article, I was thinking about two things: the fact that seniors have two more weeks of high school and Forrest Gump. Last night, some senior-year sadness began to kick in, and I found myself sprawled on…
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Why Americans Should Care About Brexit
By Navyaa Jain ‘23, Commentary Writer On June 23, 2016, the process of Brexit began. Brexit, short for “British Exit,” refers to when the United Kingdom voted to remove itself from the European Union, an association it had been part of since 1973. While the process continued to be discussed, it became clear that Brexit…
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In Defense of Medicare for All
By Oliver Adelson ’21, Commentary Writer Since the advent of the 2020 Democratic Primaries, few issues have divided the party as much as healthcare reform. The more progressive candidates have proposed sweeping reforms through single-payer healthcare, while more moderate candidates have proposed gradual change through the introduction of a public option. And some candidates, such…
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John Bolton: A Patriot…if the Price is Right
By Julia Schwed ’21, Commentary Editor President Trump’s former National Security Advisor, John Bolton, wants us all to know that he has a lot to say about the Ukraine scandal. But only if he gets paid for it. Trump’s infamous phone call with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky took place on July 25, 2019. During the…