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Volume XXXVIII, Issue 6

McCain’s League of Democracies

by Luukas Ilves

Cramped into a subterranean auditorium, Senator John McCain (R – AZ) addressed scores of Hoover fellows, local Republican donors, and journalists and gave one of several major policy addresses he has delivered in the last month.

Camp Stanford

by Allysia Finley

Welcome to Camp Stanford where for a mere $265 a day, you can receive three hours of classes, three meals, and a roof over your head—all for just $265! (Disclaimer: some classes, meals, and roofs are better than others.) Act now because rates are rapidly rising. Last year, tuition increased six percent, and next year tuition is slated to rise another five percent.

Imagining the “King-Chavez” Coalition

by Daniel Slate

On April 23 in Kresge Auditorium, Stanford witnessed the fourteenth annual commemorative celebration “¡Viva César Chávez!” co-sponsored by El Centro Chicano, MEChA, the ASSU Speakers Bureau, VPSA, and the César Chávez Commemorative Committee.

All or Nothing

by Chris Seck

The tragic Virginia Tech massacre has sparked a national debate over gun control. Although some have suggested that gunman Cho Seung-Hui’s mental problems may have been a primary cause of the V-Tech massacre, addressing the gun issue is the most practical way to prevent similar tragedies in the future.

Why We Fight

by Diane Raub

During the Cold War Ronald Reagan said, “Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same.”

Remember the Alamo?

by Tristan Abbey

It’s everywhere: traditional American icons are under attack. The Founding Fathers, early settlers and explorers, and war heroes were power-hungry, genocidal, or criminal. Some, like Rosa Parks, have managed to endure. But there is an ever-growing list of the once-revered who are now unfit to be honored in this politically correct day and age. Among them, my childhood hero: Davy Crockett.

The Armchair General’s Surrender

by Blair Nathan

On April 20, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) stated, “I believe myself that the secretary of state, secretary of defense and — you have to make your own decisions as to what the president knows — [know] this war is lost and the surge is not accomplishing anything as indicated by the extreme violence in Iraq yesterday.”

Our Future, Up for Grabs

by Carl Kelm

According to former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, the entire Western world is at a crossroads. Whether we notice it or not, the future is unfolding before our eyes and is still at least partially within our control—for now. In Gingrich’s view, one would be naïve to assume that this is simply another point in time where the world seems complex but will right itself naturally.

Billy Jean King Commemorates Title IX’s 35th Anniversary

by Allysia Finley

Men and women need to walk hand-in-hand, side by side, said former world number one female tennis player and current women’s rights advocate Billy Jean King in an interview with La Doris Cordell. The interview, held recently at Maples Pavilion, was meant to commemorate the 35th anniversary of Title IX.