Archive | Columns
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Column: Fiscal Cliff hangs in country’s near future
Congratulations to those satisfied with Tuesday’s verdict, and my apologies to those upset. To preface this week’s column, some words of wisdom from John F. Kennedy: “Let us not seek the Republican answer or the Democratic answer, but the right answer.
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Column: Is media bias the new normal?
Throughout this year’s highly contentious presidential election, party lines and affiliations have been tightly drawn. I suppose this is why the inherent and pervasive bias of the mainstream media has become so shockingly clear.
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Column: The ghosts of Ole Miss are far from dead
In one word, I was shocked. Shocked like so many other members of the Ole Miss family — students, alumni, faculty and staff — when I woke up Wednesday morning to the news that protests had occurred on campus in the wake of President Obama’s re-election.
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Column: Christie shows timely leadership
If there’s anything Gov. Chris Christie has made clear, it is that he does not care whether people like him. He’ll tell anyone off, do what he wants and generally be rude. You know what, the result has been that a lot of people don’t like him.
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Column: Obama’s victory guarantees change
Barack Obama defeated Mitt Romney to retain the presidency of the United States. Of course, you know this. Everyone knows this. But I want to dwell on it, because although the election in 2008 was in many ways a more dramatic affair, the 2012 election might one day be considered more important.
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Column: The dawning of the cannabis age?
Public opinion no longer views marijuana as “the devil’s weed.” In addition to three states voting on the legalization of medical marijuana, Oregon, Colorado and Washington have voted on the legalization of pot for recreational use.
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Column: Iran not as big of an immediate threat to U.S. as Pakistan
If the foreign policy debate a few weeks ago proved anything, it is that Romney and Obama have fairly similar policies and both regard a nuclear Iran as the biggest threat to America and the rest of the world.
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Column: Why I’m voting for Romney
Four years ago, Barack Obama promised the American people hope and change. Today, President Obama has a track record to evaluate, and by objective measures, it is not good. The president acknowledges this, and his message is now, “I need more time. If we stay the course, things will get better.
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Column: Why I’m voting for Obama
When you go to the polls, you will face a stark choice between a president who entered office with two wars raging and an economy on the brink, but nonetheless brought us to a point of stability, and a formerly moderate governor who wants to bring back failed economic policies and backward social ...