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Is your voice being heard on campus?
Perhaps the most famous example of speech suppression in America is the Alien and Sedition Acts, signed by John Adams on July 14, 1798. Forbidding outspoken protest of the federal government, the legislation was controversial in its own time, and …→
Zombies promote gun violence: A satirical analysis of gun control
I never play Humans vs. Zombies, Cowboys vs. Aliens or any other game that promotes the use of automatic weapons. Despite my being an innocent bystander in the game that has captured the hearts and minds of so many on …→
The college bureacracy and your budget
Rumors spread across campus like wildfire. What may surprise many is that this year there were more rumors swelling around a supposed budget surplus than around who would be performing at Springfest. These rumors are true—there is a surplus in …→
Modernizing Conservativism
Last month, Time magazine released their 100 Most Influential People of 2013. Among them is the 50-year-old Republican titan of New Jersey, Chris Christie. Honored with the title of “Defender of the Jersey Shore,” the governor’s tribute was written by …→
The most exclusive fraternity in the world
On a cold January morning in 1953, President Harry Truman greeted his predecessor, Herbert Hoover, during the last moments of his tenure. It was the inauguration of Dwight D. Eisenhower, and neither Truman nor Hoover was particularly enthused. “I think …→
Could we have escaped political partisanship?
As a fellow student sneered at me not long ago, “For you, it always comes back to Barry Goldwater.” It’s true that I never tire of talking about the Arizona senator unapologetically associated with the rise of the conservative philosophy, …→
Immigration reform: A solid and promising plan
Last week the U.S. Senate’s bipartisan Gang of Eight released the first serious attempt at immigration reform since 2007, when conservative activists pressured President George W. Bush and other Republicans to withdraw support for the bill. That does not seem …→
Remembering the Iron Lady
When I debated on the national circuit in high school, younger students would sometimes ask me for advice on presentation. The problems plaguing most young orators are the lack of authority in their speaking, little pinpointed alacrity and only the …→
Tammany Hall Resurrected
From its founding in 1786 until Franklin Roosevelt stripped it of federal patronage in 1933, the Tammany Society dominated New York politics. As the strong arm of the Democrat Party, the organization was notorious for centuries as a corrupt and …→
Racial amnesia in a modern America
Passing the Voting Rights Act, which enforced the 15th Amendment, was no small achievement in 1965. Just a year earlier, Congress had approved and President Johnson had signed the Civil Rights Act in the midst of a presidential election campaign. …→