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(03/01/11 12:26am)
Republicans are playing a dangerous game of chicken over the budget and debt in an attempt to score a few political points by demanding that Congress make significant cuts to discretionary spending before the debt ceiling can be raised.
(02/28/11 12:56am)
Not sure if anyone has noticed, but the media has played up Wisconsin as if it were of epic importance. MSNBC would have us believe it is indicative of the Republicans’ secret — but now public — plan to strip all workers of their rights.
(02/24/11 12:19am)
Let me start off by saying all Muslims are terrorists. Florida Pastor Terry Jones was right when he said “Islam is of the devil.” Also, Jones was right when he said it’s not silly to try to start a day where everyone burns the Quran, Islam’s holy book.
(02/23/11 12:45am)
So many people swoon at the classic “Jerry Maguire” line, “You complete me.” I cringe. I cringe at this widely-accepted thought of looking to another person for completion.
(02/22/11 1:02am)
I recently had the opportunity to attend the teach-in panel on the uprisings throughout North Africa and the Middle East hosted by the Arab Cultural Society. The panel featured several professors from various colleges at MSU.
(02/21/11 1:03am)
When the U.S. House of Representatives voted to cut all federal funding to Planned Parenthood last Friday, women across the country began to organize to create a coalition so tenacious God herself would sidestep.
(02/18/11 1:02am)
The e-communities, such as Facebook and Twitter, have played an integral role in the Egyptian revolution. During the last seven years these websites and others like them, along with the huge Egyptian blogosphere, have strengthened the opposition movement.
(02/17/11 12:29am)
Summer 2010 was an ugly one for Europe. International markets halted in the wake of a sovereign debt crisis. European countries, once thought to be the example of generous welfare state, seemed to be as fiscally unfounded as those in the third world.
(02/16/11 12:32am)
The military junta that’s replaced ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak announced that it intends to maintain Egypt’s peaceful relationship with Israel. Egypt is one of two Arab states that officially recognize Israel.
(02/15/11 12:02am)
In the wake of the Egyptian revolution, the role of social media is the topic on everyone’s tongues. Protesters used Facebook and Twitter to broadcast their message and garner support for their cause.
(02/14/11 12:28am)
When we were little, we sat at our desks writing the names of each and every classmate in our fourth-grade class on a valentine. On Valentine’s Day, we would stuff each other’s bags and boxes full of cards, candies and treats and spend the day laughing and running, fueled by our sugar rushes.
(02/10/11 12:24am)
Recently, Holt High School was devastated by the loss of three young people involved in an accident that took place during the early morning hours of Jan. 30. The car was heading south down Hagadorn Road when the driver lost control and struck two trees.
(02/09/11 1:14am)
The topic of scientific laws recently came up in one of my courses. Reflecting on our discussion about the importance of having immutable laws to fall back on, I was reminded of an argument that needs greater exposure and understanding in our social conscience.
(02/08/11 1:04am)
When Amy Chua’s “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother,” a novel highlighting the ups and downs of Chinese-American motherhood, was excerpted in the Wall Street Journal last month, it created quite a stir across the country.
(02/07/11 12:17am)
My name is Omar Thabet and I am a freshman at MSU pursuing a career in journalism. I am a Muslim Arab-American who was born in the U.S., but my roots are in Yemen.
(02/04/11 1:31am)
When the mediocre Michigan Wolverines embarrassed our men’s basketball team at home, I thought karma was at work. Punished by the likes of Syracuse and Texas, struggling in the Big Ten, our gentleman Spartans had finally hit rock bottom.
(02/03/11 1:21am)
A people’s struggle is unfolding within Egypt and other Middle Eastern nations. Once again, the U.S. has ignored the suffering of the masses, backing the despotic few who gain wealth and power through the oppression of their people and the promotion of American economic and military interests.
(02/01/11 12:47am)
The Jasmine Revolution in Tunisia began with a fruit vendor who wasn’t operating with the proper paperwork. When he was stopped by the police, the police proceeded to humiliate the man.
(01/31/11 12:44am)
When it comes to the environment, I am a tree hugger. I believe humanity’s carbon imprint on God’s Earth is both immoral and unsustainable.
(01/27/11 12:25am)
In a fully developed industrialized society such as the U.S., can one live an existential life? When I use the word existential in this context I mean: Can one operate according to one’s free will?