Finsbury Park, North London
Stepping off the subway at Finsbury Park, the change in scenery could not have been more acute. Just an hour earlier, I had been awed by the grandeur of Big Ben, towering over the British Houses of Parliament. It is the symbol of the England in our history books: a beacon of [...]

In a sense, democracy and the military are inherently at odds. The shouting commands of a drill sergeant to an obedient line of unified, clean-shaven soldiers hardly strike of a democratic exchange of ideas. Secrecy and strategic stealth, hallmarks of military success, stand in marked contrast to the healthy preconditions of open government and freedom [...]

Where are the moderates of the Islamic world? The question has befuddled Americans since the September 11 attacks. Indeed, while President Bush and other leaders of the West have fervently defended Islam as a “religion of peace,” there has been a conspicuous dearth of prominent Middle Eastern leaders openly willing to criticize radical Islam or [...]

In the November/December issue of the Brown Alumni Magazine, Lawrence Goodman in “Party Animals” attempted to dissect campus politics at Brown through a profile of Zachary Drew, President, and myself, Vice President, of the College Republicans as well as Tor Tarantola, President, and Craig Auster, Vice President of the College Democrats, respectively. In his balanced [...]

In his stirring Second Inaugural Address, President Bush vowed that it is “the policy of the United States to seek and support the growth of democratic movements and institutions in every nation and culture, with the ultimate goal of ending tyranny in our world.” Troubles in the Iraq war, however, have instigated a broader [...]

In the inaugural lecture of the Janus Forum lecture series, “Ideology in the American Academy,” Mr. James Piereson and Professor Stanley Fish squared off in a discussion on the issue of intellectual diversity in academe. Piereson is president of the William E. Simon Foundation, a private grant-making foundation with broad charitable interests in education, religion, [...]

The popular perception of the Cold War lends itself to the idea that during this time innocent lives were destroyed amidst the irrational fear of Communist subversion. In this narrative, Sen. Joseph McCarthy is the main villain. Typified as a bumbling liar and rightwing opportunist, the term McCarthyism has gained acceptance in American political dialogue [...]

On May 17, 1954, the cultural landscape of America was changed forever. The United States Supreme Court unanimously and explicitly outlawed racial segregation of public education facilities. The landmark decision placed the force of the law behind civil rights, inspiring the subsequent Civil Rights movement, which dramatically strengthened minority rights within one generation. [...]

No community can be built on the basis of preferential treatment and double standards, and their existence belies university rhetoric about equality.
-Dinesh D’Souza
In the name of diversity, multiculturalism, and political correctness, Brown University has deliberately broken with the ideals of a classical liberal education. Perhaps this academic revolution can be most plainly witnessed in the [...]