Author: sglassman19
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Donald Trump Is Not Responsible for Acts Done in His Name
By Roman Wright ’19, Staff Writer *This article, along with an article by Sophia Ludtke ‘20 Commentary Editor, was inspired by an IB Philosophy assignment. The assignment was to analyze the recent increase in hate crimes in the US through a philosophical lens. The New York Times recently released an article written by Eyal Press, entitled…
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How the Radio has Ruined Political Activism
Picture of 1930’s radio courtesy of H. Armstrong Roberts By Madeleine Levinsohn ’19, Staff Writer My family is obsessed with the radio. We’ve all got the WNYC app on our phones, have NPR blasting through our speakers in our house and the FM radio is always playing in our car. We even leave it…
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Democracy Suppressed
Stacy Abrams. Courtesy of Politico. By Julia Schwed ’21, Staff Writer Stacey Abrams faced long odds in her quest to become the 83rd governor of Georgia. Abrams would have been the first black woman to be governor in the United States, and was running a progressive campaign in a state that President Trump carried comfortably…
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Intent and the Gadsden Flag
By Roman Wright ’19 and Spencer Glassman ’19, Commentary Writer and Editor During Spirit Week, the administration sent out a letter to all upper-school parents detailing an incident and the response they felt it necessitated. One student brought in the Gadsden Flag, one of the first symbols of the American republic’s independence. While the intentions…
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Art Can Be Beautiful
Spencer Glassman ’19, Commentary Editor Entering my sophomore year of high school, I was not an art aficionado. I recall my favorite works being Thomas Cole’s brilliant series The Course of Empire or Jacques Louis-David’s painting The Intervention of the Sabine Women. These spoke to me because they told stories and were thrilling in a…