Peter Catsimpiris - Contributing Editor
The monumental confusion surrounding the issue of organ sales in recent discussions that have appeared in The Brown Daily Herald can be avoided by examining the values held in common by members of both sides of this debate. We would all like for two things to happen: first, we would [...]

Public education is the best state-run solution to poverty aside from direct welfare payments. Unfortunately, for a multitude of reasons, public education is failing those it most needs to serve, primarily the urban poor. Charter schools, however, have proven incredibly effective at educating students that many have written off as hopeless because, for instance, those [...]

Sooner or later, one is going to hit a wall in any political discussion involving opposing views. However, on most political issues, there is much room for compromise. On the remainder, there is at least room for conversation. It seems there is only one issue on which the opposing sides are unwilling to give any [...]

The Reverend Jerry Falwell, regardless of whether one despises or praises him for doing so, has left an indelible mark on the culture, history, and politics of the American nation. From the founding of the Thomas Road Baptist Church in 1956, to the establishment of Liberty University in 1971, to the creation of the Moral [...]

Imagine a world of thought police and speech codes designed to ensure the protection of the mental health of students. Imagine a world where, at college campuses, speech zones are clearly marked areas lettered A-C, and any joke deemed “derogatory” can be grounds for expulsion. Imagine a world that is obsessed with political correctness, disapproves [...]

“The long-range solution to high unemployment is to increase the incentive for ordinary people to save, invest, work, and employ others. We make it costly for employers to employ people; we subsidize people not to go to work We have a system that increasingly taxes work and subsidizes nonwork.” – Milton Friedman
Who are minimum wage [...]

It seems like Election Day is right around the corner. And even though it is almost one and a half years from now, potential presidential candidates – both Republican and Democratic – have already entered the race. As candidates raise millions of dollars, make noticeable public appearances, and publish platforms, citizens from Sacramento to Albany [...]

This has not been a good year for conservative provocateurs.? First there was Ann Coulter’s conjecture on John Edwards’ sexuality.? Just as that settled itself, Don Imus, the libertarian, PC-eschewing, compound-living talk show host has found himself the target of the easily-outraged, making clear again the repressive temperament of some Americans.? It also revealed the [...]

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 [...]

Several years ago, a California inmate convicted of armed robbery was dying. A viral infection damaged his heart—he desperately needed a transplant. The inmate, whose name was not released due to medical confidentiality, was placed on the organ donation waiting list, and eventually a match was found. The state of California paid somewhere in the [...]