Est. 2026
Youth Outsider.

U.S. politics from the outside in

Independent·Student-run·Written by American teens in the States and abroad

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Opinion

Op-Eds

Arguments from students anywhere, clearly labeled as opinion. Views are the authors' own.

Submissions open

Our first op-eds are on the way.

Any high school student or teenager can submit an op-ed. Our staff writers write them too, but you don't need to be on staff. Make an argument about U.S. politics or international relations, back it up with sources, and an editor will work with you before it runs.

Submit an op-ed
  1. SourcedLink the facts your argument rests on.
  2. Edited, not rejectedIf a piece needs work, we send edits. We decline only factual errors we can't fix, personal attacks and plagiarism.