Category: Commentary
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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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Rhetoric, Hate Crimes, and …. Philosophy?
By Sophia Ludtke ’20, Commentary Editor *This article, along with an article by Roman Wright ‘19, Commentary Writer, 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. Before conflict, fueled by violent rhetoric, had normalized the killing of individual civilians,…
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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 vs. Impact: How We Handle Controversy
By Jackson Powers ’20, Commentary Writer In case you managed to avoid what is most likely the biggest story of the school year thus far, a student, who will remain nameless, brought the Gadsden flag to USA Day during Spirit-Week. Unbeknownst to this student, the flag, originally designed during the era of the American Revolution…
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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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The UN Climate Report: A Call to Action
By Sophia Ludtke ‘20, Commentary Editor Recently, an official United Nations panel on climate change (made up of over 90 climate scientists), released a shocking and deeply-dismaying report on the current state of our planet. The report explained that 2.7 degrees of warming is all it would take for coastlines to be swept away by…
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The Art of Peacemaking
By Sophia Ludtke ’20, Commentary Editor “An international exhibit that would broaden our view of the world” was Art Department Chair Mrs. Brodie’s intention when she set out to find a fall exhibit for the NA Gallery. The beautiful and powerful Pax Rwanda exhibit currently on display in the Tieger Gallery certainly achieves this aspiration.…
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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…
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A Fundamental Human Right: Defending Universal Health Care
By Sophia Ludtke ‘20, Commentary Editor Imagine you are walking past a lake, wearing a brand new pair of shoes. You see a young child desperately splashing, trying to shout for help while keeping his head above the water. What would you do? For most, the answer is simple: you jump into the water and…