Archive | Opinion
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Column: Reevaluate worth and abolish the penny
Since its introduction in 1793, the penny has become a beloved part of American culture. It gives us a chance to honor good ole Abe Lincoln, as well as something to squish into shapes when we visit amusement parks and rest stops.
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Editorial: Media created assumptions beyond known facts in Trayvon Martin case
No matter who ends up the victim in the Trayvon Martin and George Zimmerman case, the media is going to go down in history as the bad guy.
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Column: Neglecting our neighbor
In recent months, the international media has been overwhelmed by stories of oppression and violence in countries around the world.
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Editorial: Obama’s efforts to allow students to travel to Cuba are extremely appropriate
President Obama recently accomplished one of the specific campaign promises he made with respect to the U.S.’s Cuba policy. He awarded Americans open rights to send money to and visit family in Cuba.
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Column: Consider George Zimmerman
“Justice for Trayvon” is the rallying cry for those demanding George Zimmerman’s immediate arrest in the shooting of Trayvon Martin.
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Column: U.S. intervention in Syria can’t wait
It has inexplicably taken until now, as the Syrian opposition’s death toll surges toward 10,000 and over a year has passed since Bashar al-Assad’s government resorted to unrestricted violence to put down a previously peaceful uprising, for tangible assistance to be provided to the Syrian ...
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Column: Muckracking for a buck
I applaud Janet Reitman’s recent Rolling Stone article on Dartmouth hazing for at least attempting to present a more nuanced picture of Dartmouth’s “whistleblower” compared to other national publications.
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Column: Barack Obama is incompetent
President Barack Obama’s comments at the nuclear security summit in South Korea on Monday have been widely publicized. ABC News recorded part of Obama's conversation with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.
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Column: How the Supreme Court might save the Affordable Care Act
The US Supreme Court this week has heard one of the most important appeals to reach it in more than a decade.