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The Homegrown Peril in Paris

Editor’s note: This article was initially published in The Daily Gazette, Swarthmore’s online, daily newspaper founded in Fall 1996. As of Fall 2018, the DG has merged with The Phoenix. See the about page to read more about the DG. Looking at

Remembering 9/11, not as individuals but as a nation

I began writing the first draft of this article on a Friday. There was almost nothing special about that day to distinguish it from any other. I went to class, left an add/drop form off at the registrar’s office, took a practice

The Drawbacks of Drones

Editor’s note: This article was initially published in The Daily Gazette, Swarthmore’s online, daily newspaper founded in Fall 1996. As of Fall 2018, the DG has merged with The Phoenix. See the about page to read more about the DG. Recently, the

Reflecting on Terrorism

“What difference does it make why they did it?” Chris Matthews said on his eponymously named MSNBC show Monday night. Matthews was referring, of course, to Boston Marathon bombers Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. Attempting to avoid injecting religion into the discussion, Matthews