CAMPUS
Why I Dropped WWS: A Prospectus for the Woodrow Wilson School
Scott Shimp
Shimp argues that the Woodrow Wilson School is currently a pathetic excuse for a concentration and provides
three suggestions for its improvement--including abolishing the WWS major. 13 comments
SMOKING BAN
The Proposed Smoking Ban: Public Nuisance or Right to Choose?
Ashley Prescott
After a survey of the arguments on both sides, Prescott focuses on a neglected part of the debate: the future areas for smoking.
Punishing Responsible Smokers
Bob Nichols
Nichols argues that the actions of a few irresponsible smokers does not justify a ban on smoking in all dorm rooms.
The Smoking Ban: Minimizing Fire Hazards and Health Risks
Juan Lessing
Lessing, the co-chair of the ULC proposing the smoking ban resolution, points out the fire safety and health hazards of dorm smoking.
INTERNATIONAL
Empty Promises
Never Again and the Crisis in Darfur
Darren Geist
Geist condemns the hesitancy of the international community to intervene in Darfur and outlines a plan for ending the genocide.
Across The Pond
A Look at What Europeans Had To Say about Decision '04
Joanna Friedman
Friedman examines European reactions to the recent election and argues that
international opinions have an important role in U.S. politics.
2 comments
Arafat’s Legacy: A Palestinian’s View
Sherene Awad
Awad defends Arafat's legacy and argues that he owed it to the Palestinian people to walk away from Ehud Barak's 2000 Camp David offer.
6 comments
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RELIGION
Faith and Politics: A Letter Exchange
Two Christians debate the issues
Julie Park and Katie Hampton
In a wide-ranging dialogue, two Christians discuss the duty to feed the poor,
pro-choice candidates, and the role of religion in the public square.
17 comments
ELECTION 2004: ONE MONTH LATER
What Do We Do Now?
A Plan for the Democratic Party
Mike Murray
Murray argues that the Democratic Party needs to reexamine and moderate its positions on “moral values” issues in order to become America’s majority party.
How To Lose Elections
Matt MacDonald
MacDonald argues that liberal condescension is wrong--and foolish. 3 comments
Social Scare?
Bob Nichols
Nichols argues that there is an obvious solution to the liberal worry that "red states" are imposing their moral views on the rest of the country.
Rethinking the Primaries
Mike Noveck
Did the Democrats nominate the wrong person for President? Might Howard Dean, John Edwards, or Wesley Clark have won?
Listening to Clinton
Manzili Davis
Manzili J. Davis considers former President Clinton’s speech at the recent dedication of his presidential library.
Defending Marriage Against Gays
Or how it feels to be deviant
Lispeth Nutt
"At least eight of those 11.6 million ‘yes’ votes
came from my blood relatives in Michigan, and another ten or so were my father’s
business partners in Utah - all people with whom I’ve grown up and who would
doubtless be horrified and ashamed to know that I’m a bisexual." 17 comments
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