When I was a boy, I fell from a bridge into a cold mountain river in northern New York. I emerged relatively unscathed, but I remember vividly the panic of knowing I was falling and that the rocks below hurt. My mother wasn’t far, helping…
At present, our country seems separated. Justice Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court appointment highlights all aspects of division in the United States: #MeToo, political maneuvering, biased media coverage, issues with social media and more. Many choose to scrutinize the current allegations against Kavanaugh in deciding his legitimacy…
11 souls stand amongst the Pews of the Etz Chaim Synagogue. Among them are a primary-care physician, a couple married in the same room they stand in now, and a 97-year old grandmother. 11 pairs of hands reaching out to embrace their brothers and sisters…
Let me start by saying this: I like to think that I’m a reasonable person with generally moderate political views. I didn’t want to write this piece, but a lot of people have asked me to, and I fear that if I don’t say something…
At one point in his testimony, the following dialogue between Brett Kavanaugh and Sheldon Whitehouse, U.S. Senator, occurred: WHITEHOUSE: Did it relate to alcohol? You haven’t answered that. KAVANAUGH: I like beer. I like beer. I don’t know if you do… WHITEHOUSE: OK. KAVANAUGH: ……
I spent my time this summer working as an intern in Washington D.C. for Senator Lisa Murkowski from Alaska. The big event on my first day of work was the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh for the position of Supreme Court Justice. That evening, the other…
Justice Brett Kavanaugh deserve to be appointed to the Supreme Court of the United States because of his textualist and originalist interpretation of the Constitution. Fluid interpretations lack protection for the rights of citizens, which mostly occurs in turbulent political periods. The government is supposed…
College is a magical realm over the rainbow and a world away from Deerfield. Here at the Rochester Institute of Technology, the pride flag is framed in the entrance to the Student Alumni Union, and small rainbow flags line the student bulletin boards. As a…
This week I have slept through first period, done poorly on multiple assessments, and accumulated an interesting amount of APs. It’s not the end of the world, but sometimes at Deerfield it can feel that way, especially when I see all the people around me…
The Confederate flag. Threats of nuclear war. Brett Kavanaugh. The national anthem. Marjory Stoneman Douglas. The Trump presidency. The 21st century has brought no lull in controversial events. They populate headlines around the world, demand acknowledgement during school meetings, and ingrain themselves into our everyday…
