Archive | Columns
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Column: A deeper look into the Bush tax cuts – Are they worth it?
Recently mentioned in the debates were the “Bush Tax Cuts,” a set of laws passed in 2001 and 2003 that lowered marginal tax rates for almost all taxpayers. Although the laws were set to expire in 2010, President Obama renewed them until 2012.
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Column: U.S. press should look to examples set by foreign journalists
We often think of journalists struggling against oppressive governments while dealing with threats and violence. Some of these countries include Syria, China, Iran, Sudan and most recently, Mexico.
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Column: Our presidential debates are a national embarrassment
I hate the presidential debates. The celebration, the paean to engagement and democracy, the inevitable infestation of my Twitter feed with banal observations and mock outrage. It’s the worst thing. The only thing worse than the things about the debates are, of course, the debates themselves.
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Column: Fischer v. U. Texas
The Supreme Court made headlines this past summer when it issued a ruling on the constitutionality of the individual mandate that is at the core of the Affordable Care Act. This session, the Supreme Court will revisit a controversial issue: affirmative action.
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Column: Preserve early voting
This election cycle, there has been a lot of talk about various election laws that have passed and will affect voters this coming November. However, one issue that has yet to take hold of the national spotlight is early voting.
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Column: Romney plan not impossible
Tax policy has been a focal point in this election, with both candidates claiming their proposals “strengthen the middle class”. Much of the debate last Wednesday involved criticisms of the opponent’s tax policy. Who is telling the truth?
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Column: Struggling against debt
The federal debt is a crime against college students and recent graduates. Americans born around 1990 are heading into the workforce this year with several times more debt than their parents had at the same age. Currently, the U.S.
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Column: Bloody, bloody Israel
Down the street from each other in Jerusalem lived two families, both named Harel, both with sons named Yuval.
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Column: HPV vaccine not just for the slutty
Most people remember when their folks tried to give them the “sex talk.” It was extremely uncomfortable, awkward and felt unnecessary. Maybe your parents split up the “talk,” one covering the hairy emotions associated with sex and the other talking straight up anatomy.