Should the Voting Age Be Lowered to 16?
Taking a closer look at the neurological research on decision making, sociological research on civic knowledge, and psychological research on voting habits.
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Teenagers
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Juul Hires a Prominent Researcher of Nicotine’s Effects on Youth
Mark Rubinstein comes from a university known for its tobacco-control research and archive of tobacco industry documents.
San Francisco Is Set to Ban Vape Sales. What Other Restrictions Have Places Tried?
City and state governments are responding to skyrocketing youth vaping rates, which went up 78 percent between 2017 and 2018.
The D.C. Sniper Case Moves to the Supreme Court, Reopening Questions About Juvenile Sentencing
The Supreme Court will weigh whether Lee Boyd Malvo, now 34, should have a lessened sentence for his role in this crime that he took part in when he was a minor.
Teens See Depression and Anxiety as the Biggest Problem Among Their Peers
A new study from the Pew Research Center shows 70 percent of teens see depression and anxiety as a major problem among their peers.
A New White House Tell-All Illustrates Trump’s Views on How to Keep Teens From Abusing Opioids
In a new book, White House staffer Cliff Sims recounts what the president wanted for White House-sponsored ads intended to discourage young Americans from abusing opioid painkillers.
Legal Filings Reveal That Immigrant Shelters Are Overmedicating Unaccompanied Minors
Lawsuits agains the Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services reveal a pattern of immigrant shelters prescribing powerful psychotropic drugs without receiving informed consent.
Internet Addiction Is Linked to Adolescent Angst
New research finds teens who spend more time online are less happy. Sleep deprivation may be part of the problem.
Smells Like Teen Spirit—for Justice
There's plenty of (scientific) reason to believe that teenagers aren't nearly as shallow as we often assume.
Teens Against Fascism
Experience and fully developed frontal lobes aren't what we're going to need to resist Trump.