Perspectives

ROBERT KAUFMAN Contributing Writer As the world marks the third anniversary of the American led invasion of Iraq, criticism of President Bush’s conduct of the war has intensified. The overwhelming number of commentators have rushed to pronounce the enterprise a failure, citing a variety of rationale for their scathing judgment of the President: the failure to find Iraqi … [Read more...] about U.S. should push the Bush Doctrine 

JOHN PAYNE Staff Writer For those of you who do not know who Daniel Dennett or Sam Harris are, briefly they can be introduced as two of the more well-known secular humanist philosopher-scientists who adhere to a purely naturalistic and scientific view of the world. It goes without saying that these two are evolutionists, and it is not my point in writing this article to … [Read more...] about Religion: not irrational

NEIL ROSEKRANS Staff Writer Americans live in an instant gratification society that focuses on the here and now. We choose to go out Friday night instead of studying. We drink one more beer because we “know our tolerance.” We opt for the super-size at McDonald’s because it’s only 39 cents more. However, life is a culmination of decisions based on trade-offs and our decisions … [Read more...] about Americans must pay attention to trade-offs 

BRIAN CHATWIN Staff Writer A member of the Hollywood Holy Trinity descended upon campus Monday night and graced us with her presence. From my count, only three members of the Screen Actors Guild stand up and count themselves as Republicans, thus establishing a Trinity of conservatives, among a locust of Hollywood liberals.  If Charlton Heston is the preeminent Holy Father, … [Read more...] about Women’s issues get new conservative voice

TROY SENIK Staff Writer Farmers use scarecrows for the purpose of signaling danger where there is none. In L. Frank Baum’s children’s classic “The Wizard of Oz” (itself an allegory for protectionist propaganda) the Scarecrow is the character without a brain. In the parlance of logic, a straw man argument is one intentionally used to misrepresent the position of one’s … [Read more...] about Ports deal harmful on multiple levels