January 28, 2021 Dear Lynda Barry, My name is Erin Kim, and I am a 16-year-old who has been...
Category - Perspective
Poet Amanda Gorman put my feelings about America into words
Milford, Connecticut, U.S.A. – The 2021 Inauguration was both historical and stunning. While the...
She’s tired of politics and news
Ebeltoft, DENMARK – When I was eight years old, on no important day in particular, my dad and...
Trump orchestrated the mob assault on the U.S. Capitol
Suffolk, Virginia, U.S.A. – Call me paranoid, but it did seem that the first few days of 2021 were...
Watching the invasion of the U.S. Capitol from Germany, she sees...
Ludwigshöhe, GERMANY – Looking at the United States from the outside tonight, I am frightened...
The madness at the U.S. Capitol frayed my faith in our democracy
Maryland, U.S.A. – I remember hearing Trump supporters counter-protesting Black Lives Matter...
Istanbul’s quiet New Year
ISTANBUL – As another year passed, Turkey had its New Year celebration, but it was different this...
The best Christmas present is hope for next year
DUBLIN – 2020 was the strangest of years. When the clock strikes midnight next Thursday night, I...