By Anish Mitra on October 24, 2008
Dear Sir:
First, I’d like to reveal to the reader that Mr. Gould and I are actually good friends; further, Mr. Gould is very sympathetic to The Spectator’s cause, if I can say so myself. However, he is also a true joker. With these sentiments in mind, let me address this rather humorous, yet valid letter [...]
Posted in Response | Tagged October 2008, Parents’ Weekend, Volume VII Number II
By Anish Mitra on October 24, 2008
Honestly, when I heard a few weeks ago that our beloved Congress was planning on issuing $700 billion to relieve our financial woes, I was really stoked. I figured if even one percent of that package was allocated towards my interests (Senators Hillary Clinton and Chuck Schumer have represented them flawlessly), I could coast through [...]
Posted in National | Tagged October 2008, Parents’ Weekend, Volume VII Number II
By Anish Mitra on September 15, 2008
Senator Barack Obama’s (D-Ill.) superstar popularity has certainly been no surprise. Virtually all media outlets act as if he is the center of the universe,and record his every move,no matter how insignificant or irrelevant. Courtesy of CNN news, I’ve learned more about his affinity for basketball, his quasi-addiction to cigarettes, and his exorbitant gym hours [...]
Posted in Lead, National | Tagged September 2008, Volume VII Number I
By Anish Mitra on May 8, 2008
Madam:
I really do not know where to start. I guess I should begin by saying, kids, never under-estimate the power of propaganda. Effective Venezuelan propaganda is stronger than Colombian cocaine, as we can see from Ms. McFadden’s atrociously mislead opinions.
The first point I would like to address is about Venezuela’s “honest” national elections. While the [...]
Posted in Response | Tagged May 2008, Volume VI Number VII
By Anish Mitra on April 17, 2008
I greatly appreciate your comments, Mr. Barbata; however, I am disappointed that you ultimately refused to take a stance. While your commentary was very insightful, and your personal anecdote about becoming a Navy SEAL added much credibility to your opinions, I still fail to see “the salient point.” It seems to me that you’re using [...]
Posted in Response | Tagged April 2008, Volume VI Number VI
By Anish Mitra on March 21, 2008
Hugo Chavez is oppressing his own people for personal gain. Unfortunately, he isn’t the first tyrant to destroy a nation.
Posted in International, Lead | Tagged March 2008, Volume VI Number V
By Anish Mitra on February 20, 2008
On October 18th, 2007, during day two of Michael Mukasey’s Senate confirmation hearing, the prospective Attorney General refused to label waterboarding as torture. Although he was criticized heavily by the media, Mukasey hesitated to allow public opinion to guide his conscience. On January 30th, 2008, now-Attorney General Mukasey continued to deliberate on whether or not [...]
Posted in Lead, National | Tagged February 2008, Volume VI Number IV
By Anish Mitra on December 6, 2007
Indian-Americans represent less than one percent of the American population. Despite this statistic, however, we have accomplished many honorable feats in a short amount of time. According to the “American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin,” there are close to 41,000 Indian-American doctors. Furthermore, the 2000 census indicated that approximately 64 percent of Indian-Americans attained [...]
Posted in National | Tagged December 2007, Volume VI Number III
By Anish Mitra on December 6, 2007
I was born in New York on March 2nd, 1988, and have remained a resident of New York for most of my life. As a consequence, I was ecstatic when I heard that my former governor was scheduled to speak for Brown’s annual “Kreiger Lecture” on November 7th, 2007. George E. Pataki had always been [...]
Posted in Brown University | Tagged December 2007, Volume VI Number III
By Anish Mitra on October 26, 2007
Let us preface our comments with a clarification: this article is not a personal attack on the individuals involved with the South Asian Students’ Association (SASA). We are friendly with various members of the organization and believe that they joined the group with the best of intentions. Our piece is simply an observation from two [...]
Posted in Brown University | Tagged October 2007, Parents’ Weekend, Volume VI Number II
