by Audrey Farris ‘25 In the 2024 presidential election, young male voters emerged as a pivotal group that helped push former President Donald Trump to victory. Economic challenges, cultural divides, and a growing sense of political disillusionment defined the race, all issues that greatly resonated with the young male electorate, which ultimately played a decisive role in securing Trump a … Read More
by Aby Lo ‘26 Artificial Intelligence, also known as AI, is improving so fast that many are concerned that it could have serious and unpredictable effects on the presidential race and election. There have been examples over the past six months of AI being used to create fake photos and spread false information to influence the election. AI deep fakes … Read More
by Declan Rooney ‘25 Maryland’s Senate seat is up for grabs this November after Senator Ben Cardin (D) retired after 50 years of service. Maryland is a staunchly democratic state that President Joe Biden won by 33 points in 2020. Despite this, the race to replace Cardin between Angela Alsobrooks (D) and former Governor Larry Hogan (R) remains exceedingly close. … Read More
by Lilah Boig ’26 After the piercing presidential debates this year, the recent vice presidential date left many viewers feeling like they needed more. It was held on October 1 between JD Vance and Tim Waltz. It began with a timely question about what they would do about the attacks in the Middle East. Waltz stated he wants to make … Read More
by Ziv Golan ’26 This past July the presidential race was completely shaken up when President Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential race and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris. Since then Harris has built up her campaign, becoming the official nominee for the Democratic Party in August. With the introduction of Harris as the new Democratic nominee, many hoped … Read More
by Ziv Golan ’26 Over the past few years, the effects of climate change have become more of a real-life problem rather than a scary possibility in the far-off future. The scorching heat in recent summers, coupled with unseasonably warm temperatures in winter and fall, has made climate change a much more noticeable reality for people around the globe. Even … Read More
by Evelyn San Miguel ’26 As Israel has continued to wage its war against the terrorist group Hamas in Gaza, the United States, and more specifically the Biden Administration, has faced increasing pressures to shift its diplomatic approach. Israel’s latest aerial missions in the strip have seen significant civilian casualties, adding to the over 34,000 Gazans dead since the beginning … Read More
by Devin Kosiorowski ‘24 It’s common to walk into any sort of public setting and see a young child, with their parents, who is staring at a phone or tablet screen. Parents frequently, if understandably, rely heavily on screens to keep their children occupied. Researchers are only just discovering the long term effects of extended screen time on young children … Read More
by Noah Bair ‘24 As Paul Simon once sang, “A man walks down the street, he says ‘Why am I short of attention? Got a short little span of attention.’” Now more than ever, this statement holds true. The current average attention span is 47 seconds, compared to the 150 seconds that it used to be just two decades ago. … Read More
by Dasun Panapitiya ‘24 Over the past decade, technology use among teenagers has been growing rapidly. With global smartphone corporations dominating the technology and communication markets, it becomes a relatively simple feat to arm every person with mini-compact computers that are exponentially stronger than the one that sent a man to the moon half a century ago. This also means … Read More