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The Merry Discourse of Wharton Quint 287

April 23, 2015 Philip Decker 0 Comment conversations, wharton

To the surprise of many, there is thunderous conversation among the somnolent denizens of Wharton Quint 287. To understand the

April 9, 2015 Philip Decker 2 Comments democrats, race, republicans

My recent article on the history of the Democratic Party — whose inflammatory name was inserted not by me but

March 26, 2015 Philip Decker 16 Comments democrats, racism, republicans

Here at Swarthmore, Republicans are often called racist. Almost daily, I’m treated to cocky sermons about how the Democratic Party

March 5, 2015 Philip Decker 3 Comments academia, dialogue, writing

My recent consumption of deficient print media inspired the following opinion, which will address the verbose nature of contemporary stylistic

February 19, 2015 Philip Decker 0 Comment communism, Lenin, Mao

At the poster sale at the beginning of this semester, I found a picture of Marx, Lenin, Mao and Stalin

February 5, 2015 Philip Decker 0 Comment politics, Putin

Ever since the escalation of the Ukraine crisis in 2014, I have been repeatedly asked at Swarthmore what, as a

January 22, 2015 Philip Decker 3 Comments classical music, music

Classical music has seen better days. As a proud lover of this genre, I have had to defend it against

November 13, 2014 Philip Decker 0 Comment communism, french revolution, karl marx, politics, thomas sowell

“Swarthmore students tend to have a lot more confidence in experts than in society,” a professor of mine commented a

October 30, 2014 Philip Decker 4 Comments midterm elections, politics, voter ID

Midterm elections are approaching and Swarthmore’s campus is alive with political conversation. One such conversation relates to the issue of

October 9, 2014 Philip Decker 0 Comment divestment, economics

Fossil fuel divestment crusades are perennial events on college campuses, and Swarthmore students are among the most passionate about the