Opinions

Expand the Green Line

The Green Line is essential to our shopping needs, but doesn't have the schedule - in hours or days - to be as convenient as it could be for UR students. Read More

Let off-campus people in

Accessing dorms from off-campus is currently a very convoluted affair. Why not simply grant access to students who live off campus? Read More

Capitalism: green on more than money

Environmentalism and capitalism aren't as much at odds as some would like you to think. In fact, a true environmentalist would respect the power of the free market. Read More

Qaddafi still has some outs, but should worry

Muammar Qaddafi's power has for the most part eroded and the old dictator is on the run. Perhaps, however, he has a few tricks left up his sleeve. Read More

Fresh pork: why earmarks shouldn't be bashed

Earmarks are often bashed in American discourse, but they are necessary to the way American politics works for a number of reasons. Read More

Why U.S. media bias is still very effective

While the United States frequently criticizes the Chinese state for censorship, the American public forget that there are clear examples of bias in the American media as well. Read More

The Muslim Brotherhood is not a threat

The Muslim Brotherhood is a nonviolent organization that represents a true path to democratization for the Middle East. The American public at large seems to forget this. Read More

Israel and Iran: A call for new priorities

Iran has become the chief threat to the national security of not simply Israel but also the United States. Read More

U.S. v. Singapore: rights have a reason

The legal and judicial system of the United States is based on a conception of rights that emphasizes innocence and justice to all parties, rather than retribution. Read More

Iran and Egypt will not be the same

The world seems to be worried that Egypt will go down the path Iran took in 1979. There are reasons to believe it won't. Read More