Hello and welcome to The Looking Glass, the WBGS' very own Academic Blog. This term, the Academic Head Boy Team are running an essay competition with four categories. Winning and runner-up entries will be published on the blog. The four questions for the categories are: 1. What is the role of cryptocurrencies in the modern economy and their potential to disrupt traditional banking? 2. Can totalitarianism ever be defended on a political, legal, and/or moral basis? 3. Given limited resources, should the scientific community focus on broadening our horizons or improving standard of living? 4. Is being Prime Minister an impossible job? Deadline is December 9th, 3:15. There is a 2000 word limit on every submission - submissions will only be read and awarded up to this limit. We look forward to reading your essays; best of luck!