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Because political controversy is not inherently bad; it can rouse intelligent debate and provoke people to question their priorities and beliefs. Even as the Columbia administration has been hanging its head in shame, the pages of the Columbia Spectator have been full of insightful opinion pieces on issues ranging from...
U.S. officials had hoped the sanctions on North Korea - though directed less at punishing the regime than preventing it from expanding or exporting its nuclear weapons - would send a cautionary message to Iran. But whereas North Korea had actually tested a nuclear weapon, Iran's transgressions have less urgency: according...
Under the new proposal from the Task Force on General Education, English 10, “Major British Writers,” will not count for general education credit. Neither, for that matter, will Literature and Arts A-22, “Poems, Poets, Poetry.” And Literature...
In technical terms, the act strips “terrorists” of their right to habeas corpus, meaning that they cannot challenge their detention in a civilian court. This right, so fundamental to liberty, has been around since the 12th century and is in Article One, Section Nine of...
In Russian, podsnezhnik means “going under the snow.” But its true meaning has nothing to do with weather. According to a Russian friend, it’s an aphorism for being assassinated. Podsnezhnik was exactly what happened to renowned journalist Anna Politkovskaya two weeks...