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Since the start, American politics have always been a messy, riotous affair. But the chaos of the democratic process has ever been tempered by basic principles of fair practice... at least in theory. Since the Citizens United decision of 2010, the balance of the American political landscape has shifted into something bizarre and oddly familiar all at once. The ruling, at its … [Read more...] about The politics of absurdity

[issuu width=590 height=620 embedBackground=%23000000 backgroundColor=%23222222 documentId=121004200822-c109d71dae3f46e18e20d0593eb27768 name=print_edition_10.4.12 username=kaylaferg tag=life%20and%20arts unit=px v=2] Pepperdine Graphic print edition from October 4, 2012 … [Read more...] about Print Edition 10.4.12

Ah, Salzburg, Austria - easily one of the most beautiful places I have ever been. The sprawling colorful gardens, the magnificent river views, the gorgeous green mountains…it's like the hills are alive or something! Home of the classic film The Sound of Music, it should come as no surprise that I have never sang and danced in public more than on this trip. I'm also not sure … [Read more...] about Live from Austria: The hills are alive…

The Arab Spring gave a sense of hope to idealists in the west and in the Middle East about the region’s future: We had the sense that these uprisings were the beginnings of real and permanent change. There were so many positive signs that democracy as it is enjoyed in the west — true, secular democracy — was finally being demanded by the people. Where western nation building … [Read more...] about Women and the Islamist Winter

Let me set the scene for you. It is a September afternoon at the Tari Frahm Rokus Field, which is just a fancy name for the soccer field/track complex on the far side of campus. Faithful families waving promotional Riptide Booster Club cardboard fans fill the bleachers. The Pepperdine Women’s Soccer Team (and yes, the capitalization is necessary) scatters themselves all over … [Read more...] about Nam Nam Knows Best: Wait…School Spirit What?