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Student-written analysis and reporting on features affairs.
Civic education has been a cornerstone of American school systems since the 1830s when public schools were expected to instill national loyalty. However, instead of creating real democratic engagement, early civic edu…
Roshan Hoban '26, Connor Hwang '26, Miranda De Olden '26·December 10, 2025
The first count alleges that Comey lied when claiming that he did not authorize any individual in the FBI to be an anonymous source in news reports about the Crossfire Hurricane investigation—an initiative into possib…
Celestine Sutter '27·December 28, 2025
In 2021, Ghislaine Maxwell was sentenced for her role in Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking operation to 20 years in prison.Her case exposed how wealth and influence can hide decade-long abuse. Maxwell appeared before …
Rebecca Chen '27·April 5, 2026
On April 29, 2026, the administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Lee Zeldin, appeared before the Senate environment committee to discuss further department budget cuts. His proposed budget of $4…
Katherine Qiu '27·April 4, 2026
On Monday, March 5, 2026, former United States Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, was fired from her position. Weeks later, former Attorney General Pamela J. Bondi was also terminated.
·April 6, 2026
On October 1, 2025, the Trump Administration sent a 10-point memo called the “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” to nine separate American universities, including the Massachusetts Institute of Techn…
Cody Suh '27·January 8, 2026
