GUEST COLUMN
Confessions of an Election 2004 addict

I am addicted to the presidential election. Others may have their morning coffee, their smoking breaks and their computer games. I have Salon and Slate, […]

When diligent Puritans get lazy, we get ‘New England’

Columbus Day always seems to spur a fair amount of dining-hall debate on the broad issues of imperialism, colonialism and western influence foisted upon poor […]

Bigotry in our backyard: a wake-up call

Most of the homophobia I have encountered and confronted is subtle. Many modern homophobes are getting smart enough to avoid open displays of bigotry, so […]

It’s up to us to begin fighting dirty energy

Considering the heated presidential campaigning that has been raging full force recently, it’s no wonder that one of the nation’s cable channels has been breaking […]

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 […]

Bush stances level-headed, not simpleminded

The liberal punditry throughout the national media and the liberal majority on this campus probably have no difficulty claiming that Sen. John Kerry won the […]

Who’s 2004’s panderer? Hint: It’s not Kerry

The first question posed to Sen. John F. Kerry in the second presidential debate came from Cheryl Otis. Cheryl asked the senator about the veracity […]

On fostering diversity, Yale trailing the pack

A year ago, when I chose to come to Yale for graduate school, I was excited about coming into the African American Studies department with […]

Time is money, but isn’t life worth more?

A friend of mine just started work at a major consulting firm, and he wasn’t on the job two weeks before he pulled his first […]

Cartoon: Need Some Wood?

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No more misleading: why to nix Bush Nov. 2

In less than a month, the American people will choose their president for the next four years. No election, however, is just about the immediate […]