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The Student Newspaper of Jackson-Reed High School

The Beacon

The Student Newspaper of Jackson-Reed High School

The Beacon

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HQ2 Against

HQ2 Against

Luke Widenhouse December 16, 2018

Conventional wisdom holds that Crystal City, and subsequently the DC metropolitan area, will experience high levels of economic development as a result of HQ2, in the same way Seattle did when Amazon first...

DC deserves real representation

Luke Widenhouse, Contributor November 13, 2018

As equal and independent human beings, from birth, we possess a right to life, liberty and property. Our highest purpose in life is to pursue happiness, and thus government has been instituted to protect...

Let students decide how to learn

Let students decide how to learn

Luke Widenhouse, Contributor November 13, 2018

The main flaw in our education system is that students don't get to decide what and how they learn. Education is important to increasing autonomy, reducing inequality, and creating opportunity. Education...

Libertarians should vote Democrat in 2018

Libertarians should vote Democrat in 2018

Luke Widenhouse, Contributor October 9, 2018

As more and more high-school students register to vote, or perhaps even prepare to vote themselves, the question arises as to which party one should support. Obviously, the progressive voter will go in...

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