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Scout Hutchinson, Opinion Editor

Scout served as a columnist for half of the Spring 2021 semester before becoming an Opinion Editor for the second half of the semester.

All content by Scout Hutchinson
Illustration by Astrid Ketcham.

The political game of Supreme Court confirmations

April 21, 2022

I’m stressed and don’t always have my life together. And that’s ok.

April 7, 2022
Illustration by Astrid Ketcham.

The big sort: Privileged political migration in the U.S.

April 1, 2022

Do you blindly love Joe Rogan? Here’s why you shouldn’t.

February 17, 2022

The Iran nuclear deal: Is it truly the only option?

December 9, 2021

Bipartisanship will either save or destroy climate change reform

November 11, 2021

Whitman College blatantly ignores student safety in Annual Security Report

October 28, 2021
Illustration by Madi Welch.

Crisis pregnancy centers are not apolitical, they are simply anti-abortion

October 21, 2021
Illustration by Ally Kim.

Drones: Weapons of normalized mass destruction

September 30, 2021

Bad news sells

September 16, 2021
Illustration by Eli Rodriguez.

President Biden, just pick up your damn pen

April 29, 2021

U.S. sanctions do not promote human rights, they violate them

April 15, 2021

Social media sites: Personal advertisers for white supremacist groups

April 1, 2021

A zero-sum game: The democratic politics of voter suppression

March 18, 2021

Three strikes, you’re out! The cruel and unusual punishment of the three strikes law

March 4, 2021
Illustration by Eli Rodriguez.

The FSR might mean the death of Whitman’s liberal arts mission

February 18, 2021

The importance of local(ish) elections

November 25, 2020

The ABC’s of universal basic income

November 19, 2020

The inevitability of the impending housing crisis

November 5, 2020
Illustration by Anika Vucicevic.

Say no to Pillsbury dough

October 29, 2020
Illustration by Hayden Cooper.

Universal healthcare: Just for the president or a basic human right?

October 22, 2020

The business of fake news: How algorithms influence our opinions

October 15, 2020
Illustration by Lily Buller.

Normalizing violence through the Abraham Accords

October 1, 2020

“Jumping a fence for true love” or stalking?

September 24, 2020

Democratic candidates should act like your cool government teacher

September 17, 2020
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