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By Anish Mitra on November 16, 2006
As Democrats simultaneously celebrate their Election Day victories and Donald Rumsfeld’s almost unexpected resignation, one thing is clear to even the most politically apathetic individuals: “Iraq” was the deciding factor. Yes, for once (or so it seems), the Democrats didn’t blame the Grand Old Party for economic shortcomings, recessions, irresponsible tax policies, and the [...]
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By Boris Ryvkin on November 16, 2006
Few things are more uniformly detested than nationalism. The term sparks images of Swastikas parading across Nuremberg, demagogues on three continents, and millions of dead in the name of common hatred and resentment. Tragic how perhaps the most basic and fundamental components of social organization is so quickly condemned by looking at its extreme manifestations. [...]
Posted in National | Tagged November 2006, Thanksgiving, Volume V Number IV
By Boris Ryvkin on November 16, 2006
On April 10, 1947, a group of economists and business leaders gathered at the Mont Pelerin Resort in the Swiss Alps for a conference organized by Austrian economist Friedrich Hayek. Hayek had invited international scorn with the publishing of his landmark Road to Serfdom. He advanced the argument that Socialism and Nazism had a common [...]
Posted in International | Tagged November 2006, Thanksgiving, Volume V Number IV
By Kristina Kelleher on November 16, 2006
There is something innately impressive about an intelligent, eloquent lecturer. But can such eloquence be exported from the classroom and imported into the arena of debate? Are good lecturers also good debaters? Jesse Maddox ’08 has taken this question head-on. With support from Professor John Tomasi, who was initially approached as a possible participant, Maddox [...]
Posted in Brown University | Tagged November 2006, Thanksgiving, Volume V Number IV
By Sheila Dugan on November 16, 2006
In vogue the past couple of years, the documentary as an art form has deviated from the predictability of a Ken Burns-style documentary and has sought to provoke, not just educate, its audience. The successes of Michael Moore’s films and others of that ilk prove it is not just a video to be forced [...]
Posted in Culture | Tagged November 2006, Thanksgiving, Volume V Number IV
By Kristina Kelleher on November 16, 2006
“I also think that faith can fortify a young woman’s sense of self, a young man’s sense of responsibility, and the sense of reverence all young people should have for the act of sexual intimacy.”
-Barack Obama, The Audacity of Hope, p.215
I am a libertarian and I do not believe in legislating morality. I am a [...]
Posted in Brown University | Tagged November 2006, Thanksgiving, Volume V Number IV
By Drew Edwards on November 16, 2006
As the author of a New York Times article revealing the existence of President Bush’s warrantless wiretapping program (“Bush Lets US Spy on Callers Without Courts,” 12/16/2005), James Risen has been a controversial figure in the media: some call him a hero, and others believe that he should be locked away in Guantanamo. On November [...]
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By The Brown Spectator on November 16, 2006
For protesting “police brutality,” “racism,” and “sexual harrassment”…again. Do they really believe the BUPD and University Administration are engaged in a conspiracy against minorities and women?
Posted in Loser | Tagged November 2006, Thanksgiving, Volume V Number IV
By The Brown Spectator on November 16, 2006
Below is a letter I received in the mail from a Brown University administrator who wished to remain anonymous. Is the University endangering student safety to protect its public image and appease the Queer Alliance?
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
To Whom It May Concern:
I am writing to express my concerns about an upcoming event at Brown [...]
Posted in Letters to the Editor | Tagged brown university sexpowergod, November 2006, o reilly sexpowergod, sexpowergod, Thanksgiving, Volume V Number IV
By Joshua Teitelbaum on November 16, 2006
In a letter in Thursday’s edition of the Herald (“Spectator’s views on free speech hypocritical,” Nov. 2), members of the Queer Alliance charge members of the Brown Spectator editorial staff with having interfered with the Queer Alliance’s right to free speech. The letter quickly moves to an attack of all political conservatives, stating, “Conservatives [...]
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