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The student news site of Oakton High School

Oakton Outlook

The student news site of Oakton High School

Oakton Outlook

Politics

Opinion: How Youth Activists Handle Technology is the Question of the Century

Emily Bach, Editor-in-Chief | January 22, 2020

24 hours after Donald Trump chose to strike Gen. Soleimani, a choice that was considered by some to be an act of war, a collective of over 50 youth activists from across the country began organizing student anti-war protests. United only by online...

Former New York Mayor, Michael Bloomberg. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

Michael Bloomberg vs Donald Trump

Portia Dai, Editorial Board | January 5, 2020

Michael “Mike” Bloomberg and Donald Trump: two billionaire businessmen who are running for the 2020 presidential elections—one who had no political experience before being elected president, and the other a new candidate in the race for office....

Everything You Need to Know About Second Amendment Sanctuaries

Everything You Need to Know About Second Amendment Sanctuaries

Sameeha Khan, Staff Writer | December 16, 2019

      Northern Virginia resides in a suburban bubble, its diversity shielding its residents from more conservative ideologies, only present when threatened by Virginia’s soon to be overwhelmingly Democratic majority within the state legislative and...

Addition and Subtraction: Presidential Candidate Edition

Claudia Messina, Editor in Chief | December 13, 2019

With election year rearing its dreadful but inevitable head, The final lineup for presidential candidates is beginning to solidify within each party. Each election season, at least one person joins the race later than others or drops out of the race altogether....

What is the future of ISIS?

What is the future of ISIS?

Sahithi Jammulamadaka, Editor-in-Chief | November 3, 2019

   The violent death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State, in a raid by the United States forces, was announced Sunday, October 26, 2019. He has been hunted for more than a decade and he partly built an organization based on the...

The Danger of an Impeachment Media Storm

Charlie Williams, Editorial Board | October 31, 2019

September 24, 2019-- the fate of American politics was thrown for a loop when President Trump, amid accusations of attempting to investigate a potential rival in the 2020 election, released declassified transcripts of his conversation with Ukrainian...

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Joe Biden: In depth look at his policies

Isabel Knipping | September 18, 2019

  With 20 people running for the Democratic election for 2020 race, it can be overwhelming to learn more about individual candidates. I will be focusing on the candidate who is currently leading in the polls, former Vice President, Joe Biden....

Should American Citizens Consider Age in the 2020 Election?

Kinsey Clements, Staff Writer | September 16, 2019

Throughout the very controversial 2020 presidential campaign, debates over many different issues have arisen among the Democrats and Republicans. One dispute in particular is over Democratcic presidential front-runner, Joe Biden’s, old age and his memory...

The Race to Presidency

September 16, 2019

As many people know, this upcoming year has some very significant events going on: it's an election year. But before a president can be elected, all parties must elect their candidates. Which brings us to today's current events, the presidential debates....

Why some students decided to take a seat when it comes to the pledge of allegiance.

Nour Al-kaaby | September 15, 2019

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America. The truth is, you have probably heard that sentence hundreds of times in your life, but have you ever stopped to think about what you are truly pledging to? Every morning, students around...

Trump’s Visit to the United Kingdom

Connor Maloney, Staff Writer | June 4, 2019

   This past weekend, Donald Trump visited the United Kingdom and met with several of the countries prominent political figures, most notably the Queen and holding a news conference with the country’s Prime Minister, Theresa May. In the conference,...

The Dangers of Pro-Choice “Armchair Activism”

Emily Bach | May 19, 2019

When Alabama passed the nation’s most restrictive abortion ban in decades, it was almost impossible to miss the outrage on social media. Colorful pro-choice illustrations emerged in almost every corner of the internet, from the bans like Alabama's...

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