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 [...]

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 [...]

“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, [...]

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, [...]