Please Note: the cover image of this work is an original Our Divide graphic Over the course of two years, I have written a few dozen articles for Our Divide. I have explored policing, healthcare, civil rights, you name it. However, I have never spent an article explaining this project and my motives for creating it. Looking back, Our Divide has accomplished a lot since … Continue reading Why We Write: A New Year’s Presidential Address
Eighteen states have legalized majijuana usage on a recreational level. Connecticut being the most recent to join the pack. Before signing the bill, Governor Lamont (D) pointed out the positive effects of majiuana legalization: “By allowing adults to possess cannabis, regulating its sale and content, training police officers in the latest techniques of detecting and preventing impaired driving, and expunging the criminal records of people … Continue reading Marijuana is Legal in Connecticut— Now What?
I never imagined my CIT (counselor in training) summer job would transform into a moderator for a political debate. The days of comparing ice pops and superheroes had ended. As much as I instructed them to change the subject, I was as unsuccessful as Chris Wallace at the first 2020 presidential debate. These lunchtime debates prompted me to start thinking about when I was first … Continue reading Kid President: Balancing Children and Politics
“The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.” (U.S. Const. amend. XV, §1.) “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account … Continue reading Will the Right to Vote Ever be Guaranteed?
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