Tue. 11/22 - Should 16-Year-Olds Be Allowed To Vote?

New Zealand is set to vote on lowering the voting age to 16. Scientists have added four new prefixes to the metric system. And a peek inside the wide world of Monster Energy drink collection and trading communities. Sponsors: Uncommon Goods, Get 15% off your next gift at uncommongoods.com/cool Shopify, Sign up for a free trial at shopify.com/cool Links: Supreme Court rules in favour of lowering voting age to 16 in case by ‘Make it 16′ group (New Zealand Herald) New Zealand lawmakers will vote on whether to lower the national voting age to 16 (NPR) Analysis: Democrats would have gotten crushed this election without young voters (CNN) Turnout among young voters was the second highest for a midterm in past 30 years (NPR) A Powerful Theory of Why the Far Right Is Thriving Across the Globe (NY Times)  Cultural Backlash: Trump, Brexit, and Authoritarian Populism by Pippa Norris and Ronald Ingleheart It's Official: Scientists Confirm a New Expanded Scale of Measurement (ScienceAlert) Earth weighs in at six ronnagrams as new prefixes picked for big and small (The Guardian) The Earth now weighs 6 ronnagrams. What does that mean? (Washington Post) Inside the Fanatical, International, Extremely Online World of Monster Energy Trading (Punch) We Tried EVERY Monster Energy Drink Flavor (Good Mythical Morning, YouTube) The Pez Outlaw - Official Trailer (IGN, YouTube) Jackson Bird on Twitter See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices