April 2007 Issue
Capitalism: Actually, it's Not Materialistic
Cullen Roberts '08Socialists often decry their capitalistic counterparts as materialistic. Nothing could make less sense. Communism, the big brother in the socialism family, is the fundamentally materialistic philosophy.
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Why the Bunnies? Command Economies and Paradise
Boris Vabson '09
North Korea’s leadership recently offered up its solution to that country’s hunger woes. Their remedy hinges on six bunny rabbits, newly imported from Germany, that are of the particularly giant variety. On account of the rabbits’ gargantuan size, the North Koreans claim that the creatures constitute a panacea, if bred in sufficiently large quantities. But do these giant bunny rabbits, in fact, make up the wave of the future?
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Drafting a Solution
Sean Smith '10
Throughout its history, militaries have always been confronted with difficult decisions, some strategic, some political. Currently, our military is struggling with a problem that encompasses both the strategic and political, as it tries to balance the need for a sufficient quantity of soldiers, preferably ones that are representative of America, with the need for motivated and dedicated ones. This trade-off of equality and quantity versus quality, is one that the United States military has been struggling with for decades. However, the issue of whether our all-volunteer military is adequate has once again come to the forefront, with President Bush having requested a troop surge in Iraq, while others, including Colin Powell, have said that our troops are already stretched much too thin. Also, U.S. Representative Charles Rangel has periodically been introducing legislation into the House of Representatives to reinstate the draft, citing the need for more upper-class representation in our armed services.