By Harper Marsden-Uren ’26 Earlier this month, South Korean politician Lee Jae-myung was stabbed in the neck by a man asking for his autograph in a near-fatal attack. After Lee, the leader of the Democratic Party of South Korea and the Democratic party nominee for the South Korean 2022 presidentialRead More

By Francesca Howard ’26 Recent initiatives of strict federal law enforcement and the expansion of homeless shelters in New York City have helped to reduce the number of misdemeanors and felonies. Still, the safety of residents in the Big Apple is not guaranteed. More specifically, current policies neglect NYC’s trueRead More

By Arjun Pathy ’25 On November 29, 2023, Henry Kissinger’s death at 100 years old brought about a mix of sharp criticism and celebration over his legacy. Perhaps one of the most divisive figures in American history, Kissinger is remembered as either the man who saved the world or murderedRead More

Elon Musk has faced major backlash concerning his support of an anti-semitic post published on his platform X, formerly known as Twitter. Though Musk is theoretically free to express his opinions, influential individuals such as himself must be wary of the weight of their words.  The post in question proposedRead More

By Francesca Howard ’26 Recent initiatives of strict federal law enforcement and the creation of homeless shelters in New York City has helped to reduce misdemeanors and felonies. And yet, the safety of residents in the Big Apple is not guaranteed. Not only does aggressive policing contribute to increased crimes,Read More

By Stan Cho ’25 Marijuana laced with cocaine, recreational fentanyl usage, and needles coated in heroin. These are just some of the key identifiers of the ongoing epidemic of drugs, and the United States is no stranger to an excess of these illegal substances, with 13.5% of Americans aged 12Read More

By Arjun Pathy ’25 Democracy will continue to be up for sale as long as we fail to recognize the corporate-centric nature of campaign contributions. Despite stringent regulations on individuals’ political contributions, the regulatory structure for money funneled through Super PACS (Political Action Committees) is, at best, inadequate. In aRead More

By Francesca Howard ’26 The core issue of ghostwriting can be summarized in one word: dishonesty. Paying someone else to pass off their words as your own without giving proper credit is dishonest. Ghostwriting misleads audiences about who created the content they consume, and this is especially problematic when theseRead More

By Sophia Liao ’25 Superfoods. Think expensive, exotic grains, powders, and berries extracted from the finest grounds and flown in from halfway around the world. They line the walls of nearly every grocery store and have blown up on social media in the last couple of decades with radical claimsRead More