Will Glovinsky

Resisting urges for schism

Two weeks ago, the New York Times ran an article about a nascent California separatist movement. Apparently, a faction of inland agricultural counties wants to break away from the more liberal coastal…

Coming to terms with the unfairnes of bailout logic

Bailing out. It’s a funny term, really. It could refer to anything from leaky rowboats on a summer day to Kiefer Sutherland parachuting out of the plane right before the suitcase bomb explodes. So wha…

Obama's challenge: Giving relativism a chance

The other night a friend and I were up late working. He was reading A Theory of Justice and suddenly made a pejorative comment about John Rawls’ lurching relativism.

“He just won’t commit to his th…

A generation tired of Bush goes out to vote

Like many children of baby boomers, I heard stories growing up about the fear and anger that accompanied the Vietnam War. My mom showed my brothers and me her cousin’s name etched on the Maya Lin mem…

Opposition to gay marriage more than homophobia

Stirring beneath the tide of Democratic gains on Nov. 4 and whispers that we are entering a new era of progressivism was one conspicuous undertow: the constitutional prohibitions of gay marriage in Ca…

The saga of the (mostly) good campaigners

To the jaded voter who is politically informed but well-nigh tired of this two-year mud-sling, consider the upshot: it was cleaner — much cleaner — than last time.

Think about it. For all of the …

Political opposites misguided

Every presidential election that I can remember has been progressively more important, or so I’ve been primed to believe. And that’s probably true. But with that growing significance, greater negati…

A tale of two bracelets: Iraq views manifested in metal

Bracelets haven’t gotten this much play since middle school.

When McCain introduced the “Don’t let my son die in vain” bracelet in the first presidential debate, I was truly moved by its poignancy. …

Burritos and climate change

You went for the beef burrito at Sharples. You had your doubts, but a friend assured you that if you closed your eyes you would taste Chipotle. When you sit down at the table, however, another frien…