The well-cultured of this world would never dare say anything like “I hate music” or “I hate art.” Sit a woman at a dinner table, and if she can hold a conversation on contemporary literature, taxes, and politics, then she must indeed be a responsible adult. For her to resentRead More

Now that we, the 110th Editorial Board of The Choate News, have completed our transition the helm of the paper, we would like to thank our predecessors for their support throughout the handover. Your instruction and guidance has allowed us to begin our tenure on a strong footing; in theRead More

The further we get into the election season, the more space politics takes up in our thoughts and our discussions. This increased political discourse has recently spurred a lot of talk about the lack of conservative voices on campus. While that is definitely not something to take lightly, I thinkRead More

Dear Class of 2016, I remember my last moments on Choate’s campus. I was standing in the doorway of Memorial House Room 304. It was the room I had moved into my freshman year in 2010 and the room that I had spent my senior year in as a MemRead More

In the wake of President Barack Obama’s nomination of Chief U.S. Court of Appeals Justice Merrick Garland to fill the vacancy left by the late Justice Antonin Scalia, the Republican-controlled Senate has once again proven itself averse to action and efficiency of any sort with its refusal to vote untilRead More

Minority communities have strong bonds that are the manifestations of the common experiences of their members. We commonly cite the Black, Hispanic/Latinx, and the LGBTQIA+ communities as prime examples of this phenomenon. However, there exists a beautiful diversity within these communities, along other lines of cultural identification. With that said,Read More

Prior to his pursuit of the Joker in The Dark Knight, Bruce Wayne is warned by his butler, Alfred, “Be careful, some men just want to watch the world burn.” We must internalize this advice beyond its cinematic purpose, because Alfred’s message can be connected to the much larger, widelyRead More

On June 22, 2015, Marc Maron hosted President Barack Obama on his comedy podcast “WTF”, and the President, less inhibited in his speech than usual, said something that would blow the minds of Americans everywhere: “We are not cured of it [racism]. And it’s not just a matter of beingRead More

“What would the hero of your life’s movie do right now?” asks Joe Rogan, a stand-up comedian and podcaster. “We define ourselves far too often by our past failures. That’s not you. You are this person right now. You’re the person who has learned from those failures. Build confidence andRead More