Opinion - Page 136

This piece was written prior to the collection. The last three paragraphs appeared in the zine, “The Rhetoric of Tolerance and Free Speech.” While incredibly grateful to be included in this zine and to those who compiled, edited and circulated it, I

The most common, and perhaps most valid, criticism of Robert George after his dialogue on campus with Cornel West was that he did not answer our questions. I believe we are not in a position to fault George for this, as our

On December 23, 1913, President Woodrow Wilson signed into law the Federal Reserve Act to establish the third central banking system in the US, which facilitates funds transferring between banks, issues paper money, regulates commercial banks, lends as a last resort, and

In my house, there is a book titled “The Good Old Days: They Were Terrible” by Otto L. Bettman. Its cheeky title operates as a critique of American nostalgia, a message which permeates its historical anecdotes and analysis. It portrays America at

The next twenty years will be an exciting time for the concept of early warning. I believe the same applies to atrocity prevention and mitigation. The idea of early warning, and certainly quantitative early warning, is in its infancy. There is a

Professors Cornel West and Robert George ’77 came to campus on Monday, February 10th, to discuss the meaning of the liberal arts and to model respectful dialogue across the ideological spectrum. In spite of their many moral and political differences, both men

Students at Wellesley, a prestigious women’s liberal arts college, had mixed reactions to a sculpture found wandering outside of the confines of its exhibit. “Sleepwalker” is a painted bronze statue by modern artist Tony Matelli. The statue is an uncanny, hyper-realistic depiction