Archive for April 2025
One story for me, another for thee
As Ivy League undergraduate college offices release their regular admissions decisions for the class of 2029, we can expect yet another season of frantic student reaction videos, a dose of raucous enthusiasm and an atmosphere of hostile dismay. Just while students start poring over their options and coming to terms with a mix of…
Read MoreGen Z is falling short of who we were destined to become
I think for most members of my generation — the illustrious Gen Z crowd — it is a relatively common phenomenon to have a parent or other older adult turn and look at you, pleading with you to “save the world” or “be the change.” As an individual who is planning to attend law…
Read MoreAmerican kids are overmedicated
America is a lot of things: a global leader in innovation, an arms dealer, a centuries-old democracy, an abuser of human rights (sometimes). We are also a pharmacy, and if you are a toddler showing mild signs of hyperactivity, boy do we have the product for you. Meet the “focus pill.” Focus pills are stimulants intended to address attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder.…
Read MoreWe are losing ourselves to the internet
[Editor’s note: Our archives contain several years of excellent articles, most of which remain relevant and important to today’s young people and the adults who work with them. This one is a “Director’s Choice” that we are reposting this week.] Just the other day, I was sitting in the William Pitt Union people-watching. There…
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