By Keith Dellagrotta on July 9, 2009
Madam –
On November 13, The Brown Daily Herald published an opinions article written by Sarah Rosenthal ’11, titled “No on Yes on Prop 8.” The piece presented a weak, and very misleading, argument that attempted to characterize the Christian church as following teachings full of contradictions, vice, and hate. In response, I wrote to the [...]
Posted in Letters to the Editor | Tagged May 2009, Volume VII Number IV
By Keith Dellagrotta on September 15, 2008
Whether you like the man or not, President George W. Bush was liked by enough Americans to get elected in 2000 and then re-elected in 2004. A major reason: his outspoken faith in God. Today, with around three quarters of Americans identifying as Christians, it is no wonder that a man who openly professes his [...]
Posted in National | Tagged September 2008, Volume VII Number I
By Keith Dellagrotta on May 8, 2008
While not as prominent a figure in my lifetime as in the generation before me, I figured it would be worthwhile to see Tom Brokaw in person, and to hear the voice that filled the living rooms of so many American households before me. Known as one of the “Big Three” news anchors, along [...]
Posted in Brown University | Tagged May 2008, Volume VI Number VII
By Keith Dellagrotta on April 17, 2008
“We the people, in order to form a more perfect union.” These words, the first in the United States Constitution, were likewise at the beginning of Senator Barack Obama’s (D-IL) recent speech regarding Reverend Jeremiah Wright Jr.’s comments. It is fitting that Obama, the presidential candidate who is supposed to be above racial politics, [...]
Posted in National | Tagged April 2008, Volume VI Number VI
By Keith Dellagrotta on March 21, 2008
As the general election draws ever closer, it is time for Brown students and the United States public in general to get down to the nitty-gritty. It is time for you as a voter to examine each political issue in detail so that when you vote for a presidential candidate and his or her platform, [...]
Posted in National | Tagged March 2008, Volume VI Number V
