Archive | Columns
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Column: A declaration of war
While we were all swept up in the spirit of the Super Bowl, the Obama administration essentially declared war on the Catholic Church. Last Sunday, Catholic priests all over the nation urged their parishioners to speak out against the administration’s newest “Obamacare” policy.
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Column: Not forgetting about Alzheimer’s
Imagine it is the year 2030. Your parents are two of the 7.7 million Americans who have Alzheimer’s disease. You have two kids to take care of and a demanding job. You want to take care of your parents, but cannot physically be there all the time to make sure they are okay.
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Column: Bad blood
Earlier this term, activist and playwright Larry Kramer visited campus as a Montgomery Fellow, sharing his experiences of leadership in the LGBTQ community.
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Column: Constitutional rights matter
America’s political parties sustain infamy for an inability to agree on anything. So when both sides of the political spectrum sue you, you are probably screwed.
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Column: Russia, China thwart efforts to stop violence in Syria
While Russia and China are busy stalling the United Nation's efforts to take action against Syria, a major human rights violation and all-out massacre is underway.
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Column: First world problems
Unless you do not have a Twitter or Facebook account, chances are that you have heard of or seen the phrase, “first world problems.
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Column: Faking it on Valentine’s Day
With an abundance of cheesy pick-up lines and heavily-armed nude flying babies, Valentine’s Day already crosses over into the somewhat absurd. But such absurdity is never best confronted alone. For this reason, FM brings you four tips for faking a relationship this February 14th.
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Column: The rhetoric of equality
Those seeking to redefine marriage to include same-sex unions often make their case by calling for “equality” in our marriage laws. Claiming that traditional marriage laws are unjust and discriminatory, they seek to right these wrongs and achieve “marriage equality.
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Column: $1 billion for a dictator
War is never a clean affair. The recent action in Libya is no exception — in victory, the rebels have taken to killing pro-Gaddafi forces in retribution, including, it appears, Gaddafi himself, who was captured while fleeing his final holdout in Sirte.