"Nudge" by Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein
While most people like to believe that their decisions are their own, behavioral economists Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein argue that the opposite is...
Note: This is my second op/ed on Branson’s English curriculum. I write these not out of disrespect for our teachers, but out of a genuine desire to start conversations between students and teachers.
The...
My goal with Compound Reads is to look at financial books through the lens of accessibility and usefulness for high school readers. Many personal finance books focus on specific investing strategies, which...
Returning Branson students will remember the address Sabine Fuchs ’25 delivered at commencement last year. Fuchs described the way Branson students often opt for the same clothing, behavior and friendship...
Spring is officially in full swing, and to accompany a season of transitions, you will need fresh music. Here are a couple of my favorite recent albums.
Complete with strong guitar lines and...
Across the board, club leaders at Branson have noticed engagement falling for the past year. Of 26 club leaders surveyed, 80.7 percent believe club engagement is a problem at Branson. Even the Blazer hasn’t...
Investing often feels more complicated than it needs to be. In today’s world of social media advice, flashy trading apps and stories of overnight success, it is easy to believe that building wealth requires...
What is the value of an animal’s life? The debate on how to classify an animal has been going on for longer than this country has been alive, dating back to Aristotle and ancient Greek philosophy. It...
“Do You Remember The First Time?” — Pulp
“Dakota” — Stereophonics
“Hot Blooded” — New Constellations
“Bonehead’s Bank Holiday” — Oasis
“Sleepyhead” —...
The transition to daylight savings and winter has, to quote Ishmael in Herman Melville’s “Moby Dick,” caused a “damp drizzly November in my soul.” My savior has come in the form of music, specifically...
Branson students have long grappled with a way to keep the Commons, our cafeteria and a great gathering place, clean. This struggle raised a larger question concerning the student body: What does our inability...
There’s something exhilarating about watching a familiar story come to life, and the Branson theater department’s production of “Pride and Prejudice” did just that. Written by Jane Austen in 1813...
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