On optimism
As an 11 year old, when I couldn’t sleep at night, I would think of how I would write my college application essay as an open letter to world leaders. ‘Dear Leaders of the world: […]
Articles by Emily Rosenberg
Shouting ‘Fire’ in a movie theater
On Jan. 7, one day after the Capitol siege, Democrats and leftists alike rejoiced as former President Donald Trump’s Twitter account was permanently suspended from the platform after years of abusive and questionable content, while […]
Foo Fighters Mix it Up with ‘Medicine at Midnight’
Embarrassingly enough, I fell in love with Foo Fighters because of a puppy crush who wore a ratty T-shirt with their logo pasted across every week. On Feb. 5, with the release of “Medicine at […]
Social Media is not News
We can all admit to having spent more time in a day scrolling through social media than reading. No matter how many times my mom responds “…Facebook” when I ask what she’s reading, nothing will […]
The Trumpian Flag
Recently I’ve become obsessed with the old show, “The West Wing.” It tells the story of an idealist, democratic White House administration and one day they take a trip to LA where they hear a […]
Why we can’t unfriend people for their political views
I get it. We all have those family members or friends who we’d rather slap in the face than listen to talking about politics. I spent the last three months blowing up my Facebook with […]
Divorce isn’t always something to be sorry about
Three years ago, I was sitting on the corner of the couch eating a snack and trying to do my English worksheets when my mom barged out of her bedroom and disrupted the silence of […]
We’ll settle for Biden this time, but never again
I remember how hopeful and excited I was in February watching the Democratic debates at night while doing my math homework. In the morning, my friends and I would casually debate who had the strongest […]