Jess Lahitou
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As the headline article (“Anxiety, Depression and the American Adolescent”) points out, depression has been replaced with anxiety as the leading mental health struggle of today’s adolescent. The one possible cause that stood out to me most was the impact of social media. With smartphone in hand, teens can be reading harmless texts, or – as was the case for one young female interviewed – they could be viewing disturbing Instagram posts, or reading about distant tragedies, or scrolling through hateful Facebook comments. Maybe even comments about them.
Read...That Christmas Eve in Vegas changed me for life. I’ve tried to remember not to deny myself the things I love about the holiday.
Read...The most recent issue of Time features a cover with twenty-one shadowed question marks scattered under the headline: “Is Monogamy Over?”
Read...That’s what Syria is — our morally bankrupt foreign policy, impossible to escape, impossible to fix.
Read...Yes, it may still be 2015, but due to political and societal realities, presidential elections start early — like, stupidly early. Here’s the rundown on what to look for in your future POTUS.
Read...That headline is a bit of false advertising, as I am in not quite qualified to proclaim myself a “Thanksgiving Pro.”
Read...All this means that, for the first time since 1992, a third-party candidate has a very strong chance of impacting election results. And if something truly wild were to happen (say, no candidate broke the 270-electoral vote mark needed to win the presidency), then there’s an outside chance that a third-party could actually win the White House.
Read...Trump’s ability to kick it with top-notch op-ed crews is just nonexistent. As the New York Times’ interview with Trump shows, the man remains ever unable to give a simple, on-point answer. And Twitter's had a hey-day with his responses.
Read...Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump won big in yesterday’s New York Primary contests.
Read...Last night was the first chance American voters had to hand tangible results to 2016 presidential candidates.
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