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A liberal education, politics, and the intersection thereof at Stanford University
May 21, 2013
Equality under the law has been a fundamental tenet of American governance since this nation’s inception. A Civil War was fought to advance this ideal and thousands took to the streets to demand it. Reformers used this notion to justify their causes to the American public, knowing it would resonate. Today we still strive to [...]
April 5, 2013
Both controversial and almost universally recognized as necessary, prison reform has been creeping up from a longstanding issue in California and other states to the national stage. Grover Norquist, a conservative tax reform advocate and member of the NRA board, believes that conservatives will lead this traditionally left-wing reform area. Speaking at the Law School [...]
March 6, 2013
Recently Public Discourse, an online journal published by the Witherspoon Institute exploring morality in society, published a series seeking to illuminate the philosophic foundations of our government, written by professors at Hillsdale and Notre Dame. The Review believes it might be of interest to our readers. “Natural Law Liberalism Beyond Romanticism,” by Nathan Schlueter: http://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2013/03/7511/ “Sustaining American Liberalism in [...]
March 1, 2013
Academic Affairs held a meeting with Vice Provost of Undergraduate Education Harry Elam for students to voice their opinions about the recent proposal for schedule changes next year. Among other things, Elam dispelled many inaccuracies stated in the article published in the Daily February 27th, “Registrar proposes 8:30 a.m. starts, banning double-booked schedules.” Firstly, [...]
February 14, 2013
I know that Chris Dorner is not officially deceased, but I am going to write this article assuming he is, considering the man who died in the fire/shootout at Big Bear Lake recently matched his physical description and Chris Dorner’s wallet with his driver’s license was later found in the fire rubble. First, perhaps I [...]
January 28, 2013
This Wednesday, Hillel at Stanford is hosting the talk Is Peace Possible Between the Israelis and Palestinians? at 7:30 while a panel of scholars discusses The US and Iran: War or Diplomacy at 7:00. Both panels feature experience in both academia and policy and come at a time when the politics of the Middle East has been [...]
January 17, 2013
Last week as I was watching the national title game, I was beginning to wonder if Manti Te’o even existed, considering the way that the Alabama offense ran the ball at will with Lacy and Yeldon, but now our focus is shifted, considerably. With the feeding frenzy ensuing from the girlfriend hoax and lengthy Deadspin [...]
December 26, 2012
Call me naive, stupid, or whatever you want, I just don’t get it plain and simple. Why do so many people dislike Tim Tebow? A common response I’ll hear from a lot of people usually goes along the lines of “Well, everyone just makes him out to be God or something, like he’s perfect, and [...]
