Roger Low
ROGER LOW
Seeking leaders in the eye of the storm

The tragedy of Hurricane Katrina is so vast, and the wounds it inflicted on us so fresh, that I am a little more hesitant than […]

September 8, 2005

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Idealism: If not here, then where?

The seemingly free-wheeling task that I have been assigned for this column — imparting some gem of valuable upperclassman advice to the arriving class of […]

August 27, 2005

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Found: the right cure for our leftist malaise

Anyone who’s ever read, well, anything I’ve ever written knows I’m not exactly a conservative columnist. I love Bush-bashing as much as the next Yalie, […]

April 21, 2005

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Schiavo case: when political priorities go awry

Alright. I’ve had it. The insanity has to end. For reasons passing understanding, I try to follow American politics fairly closely, and between semen-stained dresses […]

March 24, 2005

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Agitating isn’t the same thing as reforming

Almost everything wrong with the Graduate Employees and Students Organization and the liberal activist movement on this campus could be summed up in one headline. […]

February 24, 2005

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Bush’s red is tangled up in God

So, maybe you’re a Republican — but you’re a moderate one. You voted for Bush because your moderate Republican heart swoons at his “empowerment of […]

February 10, 2005

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Bush’s lip service to liberty isn’t serving anyone

There was something nauseatingly depressing about George Bush’s second inauguration — and not just because it was George Bush’s second inauguration. His face a studied […]

January 27, 2005

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To win the day, you’ve got to lose some, too

Sooner or later, every Yalie experiences a similar moment and a similar epiphany. Sometimes it happens at the end of a brutal final, sometimes at […]

December 8, 2004

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On the rebound, Dems need new pick-up line

“It’s kind of like watching someone make a really bad chess move and not being able to say anything.” That’s how a friend described the […]

November 10, 2004

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Vote black and white or shades of gray Nov. 2

Why should I vote for John Kerry?” a friend asked me the other day. I began to rattle off the usual breathless flurry of compelling […]

October 18, 2004

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Are we paying too much for books?

In spy movies, most transactions seem to involve suitcases stuffed with money. It’s almost a requirement of the genre; at some point, the deal goes […]

September 21, 2004