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I built a nonpartisan platform for student political writers... and a few months later we landed an interview with a former White House National Security Advisor

Hey everyone! I'm a high school senior, and this is a side project that's grown a lot faster than I expected it to.

I kept noticing that political writing aimed at students was either dumbed-down or extremely partisan. There wasn't really a space for young people to write seriously about policy and actually be taken seriously. So three months ago I started The Public Forum, a platform for student-written political and policy analysis, essays, and interviews.

Check it out: https://readpublicforum.com

What I built

  • Original op-eds and analysis from student contributors, organized across categories like Foreign Policy, Domestic Politics, Economy, Civil Rights, Environment, Civic Engagement, and Technology & AI
  • A dedicated Interviews section, including a full sit-down with Lt. Gen. (ret.) H.R. McMaster, former U.S. National Security Advisor
  • An open submission pipeline so any student can pitch and publish a piece
  • An essay contest (which got 128 submissions from 29 countries) and a contributor leaderboard
  • Built on Cloudflare Workers + D1, I wanted something fast and nearly free to run

What makes it different?

Most student journalism platforms are either locked to a single school or lean heavily partisan, and it's hard for students to get their work in national publications. The Public Forum is neither locked to a single school or partisan, it's open to any student writer, and every piece goes through a real editorial and fact-checking pass before it runs, which honestly turned out to be a much bigger part of running this than I expected.

I would love your feedback!

If you take a look, I'd love to know:

  • Does the site feel credible, or does it read as a school project?
  • Is the writing engaging even if you're not a student?
  • What would make you want to read regularly, or even pitch a piece yourself?

This is just me running it in our spare time, so go easy, but honest feedback is genuinely welcome.

Excited, and a little nervous, to finally share this. Thanks for reading! 

u/Flashy-Vacation9226 — 2 months ago
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H.R. McMaster (former US National Security Advisor) on why the US "is not prepared" for AI's transformation of warfare

We interviewed Lt. Gen. (ret.) H.R. McMaster for our student publication. Some of what stood out: he argues AI is reshaping warfare through battlefield transparency, faster decision cycles, and deeper precision strike, and that the US isn't ready for it. He also breaks with current policy on Iran, arguing de-escalation has let Iran escalate "on their own terms with impunity," and says it's "futile' to try to split Russia and China apart strategically."

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u/Flashy-Vacation9226 — 2 months ago
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Question about the musical ending

Hi all! I just watched the Death Note Musical for the first time last night, and absolutely loved it! It's been two or three years since I watched the anime and read the manga, but I thought they did a great job adapting it. I was just confused about one thing at the end, what was the final shot of Misa supposed to be? I assumed it would be her writing her own name, or that they would do something more definitive, but I couldn't really tell what they were trying to say. Is it just supposed to show us the cycle repeating with Misa becoming the new Kira? Thanks!

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u/Flashy-Vacation9226 — 2 months ago