November 2004 Issue
Is Gay Marriage a Fit for America?
Face-OffAdam Chmelynski '08 vs. John Williamson '08
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Kenyan Conspiracy Theorist, and the Like
In The News
The latest news from a conservative perspective.
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Elections and Iraq
Editorial
This election, I encourage our readers to read, learn, and vote. I am heartened by such efforts on campus as Vote Clamantis in Deserto (www.voteclamantis.com), a student-effort initiated by Kaelin Goulet '07, which provides information on voter registration for all 50 states and organizes...
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Outsourcing: Creating jobs for Americans
Claudio LoCascio '08
In their attempts to distort President Bush's stance on the economy, the Kerry campaign has painted outsourcing as an evil befalling the American economy...
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The Economics of Genocide
Meghan Feely '08
The Sudan genocide - haven't we all read about its gory details? What we haven't necessarily read about is the economic aspect of the 5-decade long civil war. So, instead of regurgitating the oft-repeated news stories about Darfur, I thought I'd rather explore a different side of the Sudan - a Sudan where power hungry politicians are temporarily more interested in making money rather than killing innocent civilians...
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Why The War Was Right
Adil W. Ahmad '05
One of the guiding principles of American foreign policy for the last 200 years is that the United States goes to war against a state not when it wants to but only when it has to. No wonder, the United States has militarily participated in a mere five wars in the 20th century. Justifications for involvement in the two World Wars need not be debated; however, the Korean and Vietnam wars were fought to limit the spread of communism in eastern Asia. In retrospect, we can argue that the two wars were unnecessary because North Korea and Vietnam did not quite align themselves with USSR. Nevertheless, given the grim intelligence at the time and the ambitious expansionist agenda of Soviet leaders, many scholars felt that the wars were justified. It is interesting to note that all four of these wars were fought by Democratic administrations in Washington – those of Wilson, Roosevelt, Truman and Johnson, respectively...