The globally known pop star, Taylor Swift, already made her mark in the Music Hall of Fame with her billion-dollar Era’s Tour making her 10th in Billboard’s Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Women Artists. With the ongoing excitement from her Era tour, her recent album The Tortured Poet’s Department (TTPD), introduced newly written songs, […]
Category: Opinion
Trump Faltered, but Did Harris Win?
On Tuesday, September 10 former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris met in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for their first, and seemingly only debate of the 2024 election cycle. Trump’s performance in this debate centered on personal attacks, a clear lack of policy knowledge, and certainly hasn’t helped him with key voting groups. Democrats had […]
Blake Lively and the Debate on Celebrity Ethics
In light of the drama surrounding the film adaptation of It Ends With Us, the roles of celebrities and the standards given to them by society have raised questions about whether we should place them on pedestals. People have looked up to celebrities for decades, but celebrity status alone does not warrant role model status. […]
Netanyahu Wants Palestinian Death, Not Free Hostages
On July 24th Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the United States Congress at the Capitol; the initial reaction from Congress upon Netanyahu’s arrival yielded a standing ovation from the so-called “Diplomats” and “Peacemakers” in the room. What was happening on the outside of the capitol, however, poses a strong contrast to the positive reaction […]
Trump projected to win in 2024
A grim outlook for Democrats in an unprecedented rematch Nearly every reputable source projects former president Donald Trump to win the White House in 2024. Polls, maps, and betting all favor the former President. America is on track for a widely unpopular Biden-Trump rematch. Republicans put up many challengers to Trump for the Republican presidential […]
Greg Abbott is on the verge of treason
Texas violates Supreme Court’s ruling on Southern Border Greg Abbott is in his third term as Texas’ Governor. Abbott, a Republican, has campaigned on border security throughout his three gubernatorial elections, with it being one of the main policies of his Governorship. In March of 2021 Abbott launched ‘Operation Lone Star’ which sent the Texas […]
Helen Keller is not real
Exploring the widespread ableist conspiracy theory Helen Keller wasn’t a real historical figure. She did not fly a plane or write multiple books; in fact, she faked it all. This is what we call the Helen Keller fraud theory. It suggests that the distinguished author and disability activist Helen Keller faked all of her disabilities, […]
Speakership Election: a political stunt gone too far
On October 3rd, The United States House of Representatives, by a vote of 216 to 210 removed House Speaker, Kevin McCarthy from his position of power; marking the first time in history that the House has successfully removed its Speaker. This motion was put forth by Representative Matt Gaetz as retaliation against former Speaker McCarthy’s […]
We are the fuel for these toxic social media accounts
A recently created Instagram account has surfaced and caught the attention of many Godwin students with its posts surrounding rumors and gossip. The instagram account, Girls to Watch Out for At Godwin, first posted on Sept. 10, stating that their first post would come soon. Upon the release of the first post, it became clear […]
Youngkin wants more than Governorship
On Nov. 3, 2021, after running a strawman-filled campaign, Glenn Youngkin was elected Governor. Ever since he began his campaign Youngkin has had larger goals in mind. By flipping the state House, and the governorship red in a left-leaning swing state, Youngkin had proved himself to his party. Virginia, for long, has been seen as […]