Our Mission
Most publications don't trust young people to write about serious topics. They want “student perspectives” on surface-level issues, not deep dives into policy or philosophy.
We think that's backwards. Young people are living through climate crisis, political polarization, and social upheaval—why shouldn't they write about it seriously?
The Journal for Youth Voice publishes student writing that deserves to be read, not just because it's written by students, but because it's good.
From the Journal
“The dystopian movie The Matrix was released in 1999 and tells the story of a future in which humanity is unknowingly trapped in the Matrix, a simulated reality created by artificial intelligence in or...”Read it
Ainslie Mohr, Cade Kuznia, Felícia Coutinho
The Matrix
The Open Press
Open Press
Philosophy
How Can the Legal System Decipher Right and Wrong?
Values are the lifeblood of law; they not only shape our judicial system but also influence our behaviour and actions in daily life. The question of subjective right and wrong often arises across mult...
6 min readOpen Press
Editorial Board
2020s Diplomacy
The United Nations officially came into existence on October 24, 1945, in San Francisco, right after the World War II, which was the deadliest conflict in human history, marked by crimes against human...
8 min readOpen Press
Editorial Board
Where Art Meets Politics: Inside the 98th Academy Awards
The Academy Awards, or the Oscars, are widely considered the most prestigious and famous film awards in the world. Beginning in early 1929 with a $5 dollar dinner and 15-minute-long celebration just m...
7 min readMore from JYV
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Open Press
Editorial Board
Trumpist Foreign Policy and Its Consequences
The state of these United States is grim. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have ravaged the country with illegal invasion practices, summarily executing two legal observers in Minnesota and ...
7 min read