Archive for the ‘Center’ Category:
BARON: What Progressive Strategy?
Noah Baron, Religious Progressive
I would much rather have one more moderate Democrat in the Senate and a Democratic majority than a failed progressive Democratic candidate, and no majority at all.
ROGERS: But Is It Inevitable?
By: Conor Rogers, Republican
The big question surrounding the gay rights movement seems to not even have been asked yet: What if the Internet Generation gets more socially conservative as it grows up?
CUEVAS: A Force to be Reckoned With
Jesse-Justin Cuevas, Independent
The power of the editorial is assessed by Jesse-Justin Cuevas, a recent college graduate and aspiring journalist.
MARIN: RE: The Right to Struggle — The Fair Struggle
Paul Marin reflects on “the right to struggle,” the tradeoffs its entails, and the fair balance between the right to struggle and its costs in a response article to Conor Rogers’ “The Right To Struggle.”
PETERSON: The “Terrorist” Label: A Cursory Exercise
Tim Peterson, Socratic
Following Andrew Joseph Stack III’s February 18th attack on an IRS building in Austin, Texas, many have asked: did Stack commit a terrorist attack and was he, in fact, a terrorist? Indeed, the pecking over the terrorist label is a superficial debate that buries the more dire discussion of issues.
SIEFF: DAMN US ALL
Adam Sieff, Liberal
At the end of America’s glory, there will be no great war to romanticize, no great fiscal crisis or economic collapse to look back upon, and certainly no revolution to blame—only the faintest whisper, one word: “Why?”
ROGERS: A Right To Struggle
By Conor Rogers, Moderate Republican
It was participant ribbons and a lack of failing grades, not his trademark tears and anti-marxist lectures, that defined Glenn Beck’s address to CPAC. What does this say about the nature of the tea party and conservative movements?
SIEFF: How to Remember the Twentieth Century?
Adam Sieff, Liberal
Taking a look back at the twenty-first century – a century marked ultimately by the culmination of rationalization, as it led to world mastery, disenchantment and value pluralism.
PETERSON: Fields of War – Professional Sports and the Military
Tim Peterson, Socratic
There are a lot of similarities between playing football and military service. Has the NFL robbed the armed forces of men who would otherwise be excellent soldiers? And should there be mandatory military service requirements for NFL players?
ROGERS: GOP Has Everything To Lose, Nothing to Win, on ‘Don’t Ask’
Conor Rogers, Moderate Republican
The GOP is risking a political and public relations disaster by opposing the repeal of don’t ask don’t tell – just as they’ve begun to take a national lead.
MARIN: John Boehner’s Guide to the Healthcare Summit
Paul Marin’s ideal GOP strategy for facing the President’s healthcare summit and capturing the president’s bipartisan aura.
FULHAM: Goldman and the Crisis
Peter Fulham, Democrat
What role did Goldman Sachs play in Greece’s crumble, and how responsible are they?
SIEFF: The Re-Emergence of Natural Law and its Directions
Adam Sieff, Liberal
At some point in the early 20th century, a new model for state sovereignty emerged that was not only inconsistent with the mechanics of international politics, but also, despite its best intentions, perhaps injurious to international society and even its own objectives.
BARON: A Dangerous Hypocrisy
Noah Baron, Religious Progressive
For some reason, many on the campus left appear to have an apologist affinity for radical Islam, countries which enforce Islamic law, and terrorist groups. This is unacceptable.
SIEFF: On the Political Vocation
Adam Sieff, Liberal
What compels men to pursue a vocation in politics? For many among the political elite, and even among the not-so elite, power has become not just the means, but in fact the end of politics.