OCTOBER ISSUE Never miss another issue! Subscribe to The Soapbox for free here. RELIGION Why I Am Not A Christian... Voting for Bush Dave Matthews Matthews takes on the widely-held view that good Christians must vote for Bush, arguing that Bush has done more to undermine Christian principles than to support them. 20 comments. Battling the Naked Public Square Religion’s Rightful Role in Politics Tony Ford Ford argues that we should not deny religion a voice in the public square. THE ISSUES Canadian drugs: Bad for the both of us Chan Sethi Sethi asserts that both the U.S. and Canada suffer from the U.S. practice of importing Canadian prescription drugs and that the controversy reveals a larger problem with Medicare under Bush. 3 comments Why Kerry’s Flip-Flopping Isn't Such a Bad Thing Or why the Right is so worried about it Xiuhui Lim Conservatives are in some ways right about Kerry, but that gives liberals reason to take heart.  3 comments Why Princetonians Should Send a Yalie (The Right One) To The White House" Aaron Buchman Buchman makes the case that Nader has worn out his usefulness and his welcome from the Left. THE STATE OF AMERICAN DEMOCRACY Political Extremism, Salamanders, and Computer Programs: Gerrymandering in the House Mike Murray Mike Murray is a junior in the Woodrow Wilson School. He is also Whig Editor of The Soap Box.  Just added Does Anybody Win? Bob Nichols America can survive a Bush or Kerry presidency, but not an illegitimate election. Partisans on both sides seeking to undermine democracy bewarned. Campaign 2004: A View from the (Junior) Slums Scott Shimp Shimp asks why American democracy is presenting Americans with such a miserable choice of candidates. CAMPUS OPINION Who Are These Professors Voting For, and Why? Emerson, George, Halvorson, Nieli and Singer The Soap Box asked several members of the faculty who they were voting for, and why. Read their responses here. 6 comments The Soap Blogs Victims of the failure of technology, our homeless bloggers temporarily post here. Latest post: final predictions, ideoblogist The Soap Box / Whig-Clio Readership Poll Free polls from Pollhost.com Who are you voting for / who do you support in the 2004 Presidential election? George W. Bush John Kerry Ralph Nader Other The poll has closed! SPORTS AND THE MEDIA Politics on the Pitcher’s Mound Matt MacDonald What baseball has to tell us about the 2004 Presidential elections--and no, it's not that we should support another product of Massachusetts. - 1 comment When the Media Reeled Scott Shimp Chicken soup for the TV watching soul: Inspirational moments from Stewart, sexual harrassment, and the Sox. FOREIGN POLICY American Exceptionalism Scott Moore Moore argues that the “opinion gap” in the 2004 election between American voters and world voters demonstrates the inadequacy of American attention to international relations. The Case for Military Intervention Jeremy Golubcow-Teglasi Going it alone is not always bad: With the world sitting back and letting genocide occur in Darfur, the US should intervene unilaterally if she has to. HUMOR The Race for the White House 2004: Year of the Pretzel Scott Moore Both candidates provide material too good to pass up. Current | Vol. 2 No. 2, October 2004 | Archives | About | Contact | Princeton University