June 2005 Issue
Opiate Of The Masses: China's War On Religion
Brendan McGowan '06On December 4, 1982, the Fifth Session of the Fifth National People’s Congress in Beijing amended the constitution of the People’s Republic of China (PRC). In a revised section entitled “Fundamental Rights and Duties of Citizens,” the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) proclaimed religious freedom for all Chinese citizens: “No state organ, public organization or individual may compel citizens to believe in, or not to believe in, any religion; nor may they discriminate against citizens who believe in, or do not believe in, any religion.” Yet, as is so often the case in “revolutionary” societies, reality did not square with professed ideals. To this day, religious freedom in China remains yet another socialist fantasy; the CCP continues to incarcerate individuals and persecute entire religious groups.
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Sex Sells: The Trafficking of Slaves
Amanda Morris '06
We hear so much nowadays about how politically divided we are as a nation. The gap between Red America and Blue America has never been wider. The media has emphasized polarizing issues such as gay marriage as evidence of the ever-growing divide between the left and the right. It is encouraging, therefore, when both Republicans and Democrats can step back from partisan politics and unite behind an issue of grave importance. And while this has been happening with less frequency lately, for some time one such issue was international sex trafficking.
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The UN: Corruption and Babel on the East Side
Joe Malchow '08
In the movies, as in reality, horror comes when evil rocks the otherwise peaceful citadels of our lives. And sadly, horror abounds on this Earth of ours; it encircled all during the Second World War. The unthinkable cruelty of those years–bombs, gas, guns, and pens–was, in one man’s words, “an investment in peace.” To the Marshall tune of 341 billion dollars, the United States of America purchased futures at a time when ‘bullish’ was forgotten and ‘optimism’ was outmoded.
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Jews and the GOP
Melissa Rudd '08
American Jews have long been known as one of the Democratic Party’s most dependable constituencies. Drawn almost exclusively to the Democrats by Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal in the 1930’s, Jews have remained faithful that party ever since. In fact, no Republican candidate for president since Warren G. Harding (1920) has received over 40% of the Jewish vote.
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An Interview With Professor Meir Kohn
The Dartmouth Beacon
[Eds. Note – Professor Meir Kohn is a member of the Upper Valley Jewish Community and a Dartmouth professor of economics. He recently served as a panelist at a Hillel-sponsored discussion, "Roles, Responsibilities, and Relationships of American Jews with Israel," where he contributed a speech entitled "Ending the Jewish love affair with the left."]
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A Taste of Democracy
Matthew Alexander '06
[Eds. note – The following are excerpts from the writings of David Grizzle, who works for the State Department in Afghanistan and recently was an observer to the Afghani elections. While the story is moving, this is not official State Department literature.]
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The Greatest Anti-Poverty Initiative The World Has Ever Known
Editorial
I had the great fortune, one might call it, of encountering the latest anti-trade group collecting signatures at Thayer. This particularly unlucky brood was protesting CAFTA, the Central American Free Trade Agreement with the United States. They seemed convinced that free trade with the U.S. would lead to progressively greater poverty for the Central American masses. I told one of the group’s girls that they were misguided, that perhaps they should read a short tract on basic economics. She eloquently responded, “Do you value money more than human life?”
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Letters To The Editor
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Was The Senate Filibuster Deal A Win For The GOP?
Face-Off
YES: Bruce Gago '05, NO: Joe Malchow '08