Archive | Columns
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Column: Turkey’s transition away from secularism
Turkey is often looked upon by the West as a model state for other predominantly Muslim nations. It’s a functioning democracy with a strong economy, and its citizens enjoy wide array of freedoms relative to other non-Western countries.
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Column: Why Anonymous members need to calm their goatees about Megaupload
In the past, the Anonymous collective has occasionally used its powers for good. Users helped track down the girl who threw those puppies in the river and they’ve aided in shutting down child pornography sites. But the group may now be harnessing their powers in an unworthy mission.
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Column: Romney’s plans for austerity ignore Europe’s economic woes
I used to believe, in all my naïveté, that politicians took positions and crafted policy based on evidence. Even if we disagreed, I would try to give them the benefit of the doubt, reason away the differences, assume that they were looking at a different set of data than me.
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Column: College is the time to travel abroad
College is the time to be curious. We need to take advantage of our time and embark on an adventure before we lose that chance. Traveling and studying abroad — completely immersing yourself in another culture — can impact your life significantly.
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Column: Buffett’s taxes
During his State of the Union address, President Barack Obama stated that “Warren Buffett pays a lower tax rate than his secretary.” This statement echoed an op-ed that Buffett wrote in The New York Times last August. In this op-ed, Buffett claimed that he only paid 17.
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Column: It’s hard out here for a Republican
Voters take their issues pretty seriously. There are family values, the economy, the Constitution, taxes and personal freedom, just to name a few. This is largely why the Republican Party has surged in the past few years, and 2012 was supposed to shake things up even more.
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Column: Making an example of MegaUpload
The Stop Online Piracy Act may have been defeated last week, but the legal war over control of digital copyrighted content and internet distribution rages on.
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Column: The importance of political awareness in America
Politics are toxic. They're boring, seemingly over-emphasized and certainly over-publicized in the media during any normal year.
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Column: Obama in a bubble
Is Obama a foreign-born, radical, secular, anti-gun, Islamic socialist who is weak on terrorism, best friends with Saul Alinsky and fighting a war on Christmas, all while secretly harboring a hate for white people? No.