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Tom Stilson

Former CIA Director James Woolsey Intelligence, American Foreign Policy

By Tom Stilson — May 29, 2009 — Features

R. James Woolsey graduated from Stanford, Phi Beta Kappa, in 1963. Since then, he has led a long, distinguished career of public service involving positions such as CIA Director for two years under President Clinton, undersecretary of the navy, and general counsel to the U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services.

President Hennessy addresses budget cuts and endowment

By Tom Stilson — May 15, 2009 — News

Stanford president discusses university response to recession with Academic Council.

Students Mock Professor Rice

By Tom Stilson — May 15, 2009 — News

“Condival” draws no official support from Stanford community.

A Brewing Storm: Mexican Drug Cartels and the Growing Violence on our Border

By Tom Stilson — February 27, 2009 — World

The growing power of Mexican drug cartels poses risks to regional stability.

Pakistan: Embracing a Second Amendment?

By Tom Stilson — November 28, 2008 — World

It’s the end of the 2008 general elections and gun sales have seen a 1500% increase since May of last year. This statistic is not from the United States, but from Karachi, Pakistan. The massive increase in registered firearms was in response to the civil unrest that occurred following the assassination of Benazir Bhutto on December 27, 2007, shortly before the Pakistani general elections. The citizens of this province, prohibited by their regional government from obtaining gun licenses, traveled to other localities to obtain them and have begun to arm themselves accordingly.

‘Spread the Wealth’ — The Obama Tax Plan

By Tom Stilson — November 14, 2008 — News

While the nation celebrates the election of our first African- American president, economic volatility and a looming recession refuse to move from center stage. President-Elect Obama looks forward to Democratic majorities in Congress and will likely have the opportunity to pass policies radically different from the last eight years. However, as displayed by the media frenzy following Obama’s comments with the infamous “Joe the Plumber,” the future president’s intentions for our country remain unclear. Opponents of his plan call it “socialism,” while Obama claims such people make “a virtue out of selfishness.” In any case, it appears that perspectives on his polices will follow partisan lines. But however the different parties interpret Obama’s policies, the facts of Senator Obama’s tax plan are irrefutable.