Boston Shows Importance of Being Prepared
Americans generally accept a role for government in meeting a number of important national needs. Defense, schools, roads, bridges, public
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The Pragmatic Progressive
Bursting the Ideological Bubble
This semester, disputes over Greek life and the role of former World Bank President Robert Zoellick ’75 in Swarthmore’s commencement
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The Keystone Mistake
Last week, the United States Senate cast votes on a large number of amendments to its budget proposal, many unrelated
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The Politics of Extremism
The mainstream political media – from top-rated television programs like Meet the Press to David Brooks and Thomas Friedman in
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Looking Past Obama: The Future of Liberalism
Many left-leaning observers commended Barack Obama’s State of the Union last week for its calls for a $9 minimum wage,
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Crops, Coal, and Climate Change
Dodge Ram aired an ad in the Super Bowl last weekend featuring the late Paul Harvey’s 1978 FFA convention speech
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Curing “Obama Disappointment Syndrome”
Barack Obama delivered his second inaugural address on Monday. In clear and compelling terms, he celebrated the accomplishments that “we,
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