Perspectives

In September of 2008, the economy crashed.  Since then, little has been done about it. Recently, this has gotten some people quite angry. The phenomenon known as “Occupy Wall Street” (or wherever else) has swept not only our nation, but also others around the world. The Washington Post puts the number at over 900 protests globally, including over 70 major U.S. cities. The … [Read more...] about Protesters castigate rich unfairly

Reach OUT, a group of Pepperdine LGBT students and allies, is officially applying for recognition and will hopefully be approved at some point this school year. Reach OUT is a student-run organization that represents and serves the LGBT community at Pepperdine. By creating an environment in which students feel safe to discuss cultural, social and political issues pertaining to … [Read more...] about Equal recognition deserved despite ideology

Truth and Justice, “veritas et aequitas” as our Roman predecessors would have said, are the twin pillars upon which a system of law is built. The year 2011 has had its fair share of opportunities to get a better look at the legal system’s not so exemplary moments. The Amanda Knox case is only the most recent in the cadre of high-profile trials that have come to our attention … [Read more...] about Murder trials demonstrate legal irregularities

The French government has increasingly targeted French Muslims in the face of the growing influence of the far-right. Marine Le Pen, the head of the National Front (FN), France’s far-right political party, has repeatedly called for laws to be made that target Muslims. “The progressive Islamization of our country and the increase in political-religious demands are calling into … [Read more...] about New French laws take aim at Muslims

Recently, a professor and I had a brief conversation about politics, a tradition we’ve had in my time here. This professor has liberal political tendencies, while mine swing libertarian. We discussed an article about a possible alliance between left and libertarian politics, particularly focusing on statements made by Ralph Nader and Ron Paul at the Occupy Wall Street protests. … [Read more...] about Progressives, libertarians find common cause