In the span of a few months, I transformed from an apathetic eighth grader into an impassioned leftist willing to spar with anyone. And in freshman year, as the 2016 election heated up, so did my fervor for politics and my willingness to debate. As I learned more about politics, read more political journalism, and […]
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It's important to parse between hateful, bigoted attacks and cogent, legitimate criticisms.
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As globalization brought together experiences and values shaped by different cultural contexts, the modern world seems to be characterized by conflicts—between X-ists and antiX-ists, or even among different subcategories of X-ists. Yet most social tensions can be defused, for they have been fueled less by a fundamental contradiction in ideology but more by the lack […]
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Today, President Donald Trump declared that April is National Sexual Assault Awareness Month. This is continues a tradition first turned into a proclamation in 2010 by then-President Barack Obama. This past year has been focused on the #MeToo movement, as more and more survivors are bravely coming out of the shadows to tell their stories […]
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In the wake of the shooting that killed fourteen students and three faculty members on February 14th, students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas have precipitated a movement for gun control across the country. Included in the students’ demands are stricter background checks for gun purchases and tangible action from Congress to prevent shootings. But the principal […]
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Editor’s Note: Tuck Sleep is an organization that “aims to improve sleep hygiene, health, and wellness through the creation and dissemination of comprehensive, unbiased, free resources.” Tuck has generously offered to contribute a guest article on sleep and student health to the Parkman Post. The busy lifestyle of the modern teen leaves little time for an important […]
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Can women be sexist? Throw this question out there whenever you crave an intense argument. The discussion always heats up as debaters try to prove their opponents wrong and themselves right. However, the debate is in fact one of definition, for categorizing is pointless until the categories are defined. And because definitions are made up […]
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The 2016 election found many Americans confused as to which party they aligned themselves with. Over the past few years, we have witnessed both parties move farther away from the center. Fringe movements, particularly those on the right, have seen their political influence surge as of late. Many voters found themselves trapped, not inclined to […]
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Recently, I watched an interview featuring Jordan Peterson, a Canadian psychologist and professor, and an unapologetic anti-SJW speaker. In this interview, he laid out what he sees as problem in today’s society: the current generation of young men is not mature enough, and therefore men have trouble working in the real world. Caused by a […]
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Despite the meteoric rise of clickbait fake news, the majority of “alternative facts” don’t come from shady fake news websites. Rather, they come from our distorted perception of American history. I only had to read one chapter of Dr. James Loewen’s Lies My Teacher Told Me, a book that sheds light on the dishonesty of […]
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Rick Sarkar is a boarding student from Winchester, MA and a member of the St. Mark’s class of 2019. He enjoys writing and is a layout editor for The St. Marker (the school newspaper) as well as a part of the St. Mark’s panel of The Tavern, an interscholastic thoughts-paper. Rick is also a founder...
Matt Walsh is a VI Form day student from Southborough, Massachusetts. He edits for LEO, leads Openly Secular, plays trumpet, and leads the young Democrats club. Matt is a hot sauce connoisseur, and he loves Tabasco. His academic interests include public policy, political science, and chemistry, and...
Kian is a 16 year old day student in the graduating class of 2020 from Sudbury MA. He enjoys playing tennis, squash, and golf, and he also enthralls himself in the French language and culture. He is a peer tutor and a tour guide at SM. He loves a good debate, and he always makes sure his ideas are...