Though the earliest records of vegetarianism were centered in religion, in the modern day, there are even  more reasons people are opting into the diet today. The rising concern of climate change, which could be mitigated by a decrease in the global consumption of meat, is one. If the entireRead More

Graphic by Yujin Kim ’23/The Choate News   With every change in the control of the House of Representatives, an election is held to determine majority party leadership. This vote, to determine who will be the Speaker of the House, usually happens quickly.  In a break from normal operation, 20Read More

Graphic by Yujin Kim ’23 Republican George Santos of New York’s third congressional district was delivered a resume full of lies.  Seeking his first term in office, he fabricated his background and experience to sell his candidacy to voters, creating a profile that made him the “full embodiment of theRead More

Graphic by Yujin Kim ’23 On Sunday, January 8, thousands of far-right Brazilians, enthused by their leader Jair Bolsonaro, raided the Supreme Court and presidential palace in the capital Brasilia.  To many Americans, this is a familiar scene. The frightening parallels with the insurrection that took place on January 6Read More

Graphic by Yujin Kim ’23 My personal relationship with religion is complex. After being introduced to both Catholicism and Buddhism at a young age, I found myself comparing the two religions, trying to determine which was the “correct” faith. I frequently criticized the scientifically impossible stories told in the BibleRead More

Herschel Walker’s notoriety as a result of being a football player could not help him win the election, but he did come close — scarily close. The Georgia Senate runoff, which occurred after neither candidate won the general election in November, ended with a win for Democrat Raphael Warnock. ThoughRead More

Graphic by Yujin Kim ’23 In a letter dating back to October 2, 1780, John Adams wrote to the First Marshal of Massachusetts,Jonathan Jackson: “There is nothing I dread so much, as a Division of the Republic into two great Parties, each arranged under its Leader, and concerting Measures inRead More

Graphic by Yujin Kim ’23 U.S. News & World Report is widely known as a primary source for comparing the prestige of universities. Schools modify campus and curriculum to earn higher spots in rankings. But what if major universities stopped cooperating with the ranking system? In early October of 2022,Read More

Photo courtesy of Macleans.ca  The re-election of Premier François Legault in Canada highlights the growing desire for nationalism amongst voters in Quebec. Legault has taken a nationalist stance on behalf of the French-speaking Québécois majority, a population that has felt economically and politically oppressed by an English-speaking minority.  Though LegaultRead More