April 2005 Issue
Trading The Right To Pollute
Cullen Roberts '08and Jesse Roisin '05
The monolithic argument frequently proposed by environmental activists exalts the danger of possible climate change over the very real human consequences of economic collapse. In the radicals' eyes, any possible environmental benefits ensuing from Kyoto far outweigh the resultant economic hardship and social ills. If the United States and other developed countries hobble themselves on a productive level while giving a free ride to such developing countries as China and India, the already precarious trade dynamic will only become more imbalanced. An economic slowdown on such a scale would lead to rising unemployment, resulting in increased crime and general social unrest. Developing countries would fill the production gap, unencumbered by environmental standards.
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Out of Practice
Katie Racicot '06
On July 4, 2002, Jim Lawson, a Las Vegas grandfather of nine, suffered life-threatening injuries after a sport utility vehicle slammed into his car near McCarran International Airport. Normally, a patient injured near the airport would have been rushed to the nearby Las Vegas trauma center, the only Level One facility within 400 miles of the city. This, however, was an impossibility. The Las Vegas Trauma Center had abruptly closed because it did not have enough surgeons to staff the hospital. Instead, Lawson was taken to Desert Springs Hospital, a smaller facility that did not have the resources necessary to save his life. He died at 5:37 pm, while waiting to be airlifted to Salt Lake City.
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The Doctor Is In
Torivio Fodder '05
Democrats have been losing more and more elections every year, by increasing margins. Is the once grand ruling party of America in crisis? Perhaps not. But the DNC's choice for Chairman might indicate that these are indeed desperate times.
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Who Let The Blogs Out?
Joe Malchow '08
Weblogs, or blogs for short, are undeniably in the national consciousness this year. Journalists have denounced blogs, the lexicographers have embraced them, and the data-hungry masses do not quite know what to make of them. Certainly, traditional information outlets—radio, television, and print—have been quick on the draw to marginalize this new medium as little more than networked propaganda. But the public isn’t buying that verdict just yet.
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Race In The Academy
Editorial
Race is still a bitter issue in American politics. Candidates pander alternatively and expediently among the various racial groups, seeking victory at the margins. Entire races are then relegated to mere lobbying groups, denizens of a crass political machine.
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Letters To The Editor
Letters
Readers respond.
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Terri Schiavo and the Right to Life: Should judges be permitted to make the decision?
Face-Off
Brennan Mallonee '04 vs. Meghan Feely '08
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