by Connor Pugh ‘24 After Representative Kevin McCarthy was ousted from his position as Speaker of the House by fellow Republicans, the election of the new speaker Mike Johnson finally brought almost a month of chaos in Congress to a close. A radical member of the Republican party who parrots 2020 election denial talking points among other contentious opinions, Johnson … Read More
by Marceline Meador ‘24 The goal of any company is growth, which is a principle that is the basis of capitalism. What happens, though, when just a few companies take up all the room and do not leave space for any others? Massive corporations that play a part in our everyday lives are ever-expanding, pushing out their competitors, stomping out … Read More
Recently, the system of student accountability across MCPS has made a drastic shift. This new set of principles–with “restorative justice” placed first and foremost–do not produce expected results, as is illustrated by the September 1 fight between Walter Johnson and Bethesda Chevy-Chase High School students at a Metro station after a football game. The violence displayed by these students in … Read More
by Cliff Vacin ‘25 Every 10 years, the census asks a question that reads “What is your race?” The provided options are “White,” “Black or African-American,” “American Indian or Alaska Native,” “Asian,” and “Native Hawaiian or some other Pacific Islander.” For Hispanics, there is an additional item, where the respondent marks their origins and what other race they identify with. … Read More
by Noah Bair ‘24 In the last decade, movie and TV studios have seen their profits rise by 36 percent, while writers’ pay has gone down by 4 percent in the same period. On May 2, the Writers Guild of America (WGA) announced that they would be going on strike. The WGA represents over 11,000 film, radio, televisions, and online … Read More
by Thomas Fenner and Dylan Sondike ‘24 While Covid-19 has declined, its effects on testing are still being felt throughout the country. During the height of the virus in the spring of 2020, the College Board pivoted to put modified AP exams online. As students started returning to the classrooms, most of the exams initially returned to their original format. … Read More
by Brian Wilbur ‘24 Huge controversy and ensuing boycott threats engulfed Bud Light’s sponsorship of Dylan Mulvaney, a well-known transgender rights activist, in a world where social divisions appear to widen daily. While promoting tolerance and supporting underprivileged groups is noble and needed, corporations must also carefully consider the repercussions of getting involved in such sensitive cultural topics. Regardless of … Read More
The current system of public education, in which money from tax paying adults is used to fund the public schools in their district, is often presumed to be the most logical solution which provides every student with access to high quality free education. What many people don’t realize is that there is a wide range of solutions to the issue … Read More
by Ziv Golan ’26 The popular social media platform, TikTok, has been under fire recently. Government officials have accused the app, owned by Chinese company Byte Dance, as being spyware for the Chinese Communist Party. A bipartisan group of Senators introduced the RESTRICT Act, which allows the federal government to regulate and even ban foreign-produced technology, with the aim clearly … Read More
by Ziv Golan ’26 Recently, Ron Desantis, the Governor of Florida, and Disney have been in a heated back and forth after Disney publicly objected to the Desantis-backed so-called, “Don’t Say Gay Bill” last year. This bill would discourage teachers from discussing their sexual orientation in class. Desantis responded to Disney by attempting to effectively take over the Disney World … Read More