Archive | Columns
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Column: Only Obama could spy, torture and assassinate
The U.S. military camp at Guantánamo Bay recently celebrated two solemn anniversaries. Last week marked the 11th anniversary of the facility’s use as a torture and detention facility in the U.S.’s never-ending “war on terror.
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Column: Apocalypse now?
This December, our world survived the end of the Mayan calendar. Amidst online prophesies of impending Armageddon, we weathered the end of times — and resurfaced unharmed, if not unfazed.
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The South China Sea: Flashpoints and the U.S. Pivot
Claims and Concerns The South China Sea has long been a flashpoint for regional rivalries and tensions.
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Column: A look inside the Clackamas Town Center shooting
I was sitting outside of Nordstrom in the Clackamas Town Center, chewing my cheese bagel, gossiping about coworkers and griping about a customer who wanted us to gift wrap eyeliner. Just then, a loud clap-clap echoed through the building. No one moved. No one reacted.
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Column: Obama’s judicial philosophy
Presidential legacies are often tied to the famous legislation passed by the commander-in-chief. Lyndon Baines Johnson is inextricably tied to the Civil Rights Act, FDR to the New Deal package of federal stimulus, and Barack Obama tied his legacy early on to the Affordable Care Act.
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Column: A Constitutional crisis
Is our government broken? If the question sounds dramatic, allow me to elucidate. The most recently adjourned Congressional body, steeped in fringe politics and partisan interests, could barely perform its most fundamental civic duty of voting on and passing laws.
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Column: Nerd no longer negative
I wasn’t particularly popular in grade school. Consumed with academics, I disengaged from the social hierarchy, not consciously, but because there were always other things to worry about. I floated around the social ladder but never stayed on one rung too long.
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Column: Fiscal cliff dilemma caused by commitment to middle class instead of American class
Ensconced, encased, and engrossed within the chokehold of mob rule do we find in this most dire of dilemmas — the “fiscal cliff” — both the Democratic and Republican Parties.
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Column: New Year resolutions need to be realistic
At the dawn of each new year, most of us select one goal to achieve in the next 365 days. Whether you’ve buckled down for days trying to compile a strict list or will end up making some last-minute decision as the clock strikes 12, New Year’s resolutions are a tradition we have a hard time di...