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Weighing In: Speaking Out Against ROTC

Arguments against having ROTC on campus should not be ignored in the wake of DADT's demise.

Carrots, Donkeys and a Conversation Cut Short

In a speech on January 27 at Kirkland House, Congressman Jim Cooper (D-TN) offered his view on fixing Congress, but his ideas are unlikely to hold sway with the more traditional Democrats.

Minimum Wage 2.0?

The case for rethinking the minimum wage.

ROTC: Up In the Air Again

It is wrong to play politics at the expense of the ROTC students on our campus, and it is time to realize that for too long they have been discriminated against.

Civility in American Politics, circa 1832

 From an anti-Jackson newspaper, quoted in Tocqueville's Democracy in America: In all this affair the language of Jackson has been that of a heartless despot,...

Decision 2012: Handicapping the Hopefuls with Danny Hayes

In January, I talked to Professor Danny Hayes at the Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies at American University’s School of Public Affairs about...

Weighing In: Giffords And Guns

Update concerning the Congresswoman: Fortunately, Rep. Giffords has continued her miraculously speedy recovery, and is starting rehab. We can only continue to hope and...

Marijuana From A to Z: Politics of Stupidity

Legalization of the oft-stigmatized drug is the only option. I was eating an absolutely delectable meal at the dining hall several nights ago, minding my...

The American Question

I’d like to take up the question of: what does it mean to be an American? First impressions to the contrary, that isn’t just...

Peretz Losing Pull at TNR

The New York Post reports that Marty Peretz is stepping down from his role as editor-in-chief of The New Republic. Further, Peretz seems to be...