Archive | Opinion
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Column: Mischaracterizing feminism
Since the advent of second-wave feminism in the 1960s, the mainstream feminist movement has suffered a disquieting decline in popularity. According to a 2009 poll conducted by CBS News, only 24 percent of American women identify themselves as feminists.
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Editorial: Fisher v. U. Texas – What’s at stake
The Supreme Court will begin hearing oral arguments Wednesday on Fisher v. U. Texas at Austin, a case that will re-examine the issue of affirmative action in the college admissions process.
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Column: Aftermath of the first presidential debate
Two days have gone by since the first presidential debate. Since, we have political pundits decrying Obama’s passive tactics, a new Twitter account for Silent Jim Lehrer, and a series of Big Bird memes.
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Column: Conciliatory companies
In our pop-tech, consumer-based society, every company, product and service is rated, ranked and expected to be perfect. Just last Friday, Apple’s highly anticipated release of the iPhone 5 quickly sparked reviews of the design and software.
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Editorial: Sulzberger maintained New York Times’ platform as top paper
Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, the longtime publisher of The New York Times who died last week at age 86, was an inspiration to anybody who values quality journalism.
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Column: Romney’s immigration switch harms campaign
The Denver Post published an interview with Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Tuesday in which the candidate altered his stance on immigration, promising that if he is elected, he will maintain a program enacted by the Obama administration that prevents the deportation of young ...
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Column: Romney’s ‘morals’
Wednesday night, Mitt Romney played the morals card. During the debate, he stated that the budget deficit is “not just an economic issue, I think it’s a moral issue.
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Editorial: As president, Obama shouldn’t need debate practice
Walk up to any business owner or manager and ask them the top five things wrong with their business and possible solutions to those problems, and it’s a sure thing that person can rattle them off in but a minute or two with no thought, and probably have a dozen more problems to give you.
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Column: Veteran still suffers cruel confinement
Pfc. Bradley Manning made headlines in 2010 when he was arrested for the leak of around 250,000 private documents concerning operations in Iraq and Afghanistan to the website WikiLeaks, known for its mission of transparency in government. Manning was arrested on May 26, 2010 and has been under U.