"In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military industrial complex," said President Dwight Eisenhower in 1961.
First off, I sincerely hope you're enjoying today's Boston Red Sox-themed Opinion page. Really, my warmest regards. But let's talk shop.
What does it mean to be compassionate? Those magnanimous souls among us endowed with the grace to empathize with the less-fortunate are truly respected among our societal communities and especially in our faith communities.
Michael Moore is visiting campuses to convince students to hold their noses and vote for John Kerry.
Sweetest Day or Valentine's Day be damned. Under no circumstances will I ever give flowers to a woman.
In the last presidential debate, John Kerry was asked whether he believes homosexuality to be a choice.
I have no reservation in admitting to you that Halloween is by far my favorite holiday. I simply love it.
Al Gore won Florida in 2000. A consortium of media outlets spent nearly a million dollars and the better part of a year reexamining every disputed ballot from the 2000 election.
One of my favorite contradictions in "Fahrenheit 9/11" involves the current administration's use of scare tactics.
For those who do not know, stem cells are pluripotent, meaning they can become any type of cell in the body from bone to brain.
Joe Camel has done his job. Take a look around. Ask any smoker and check which brand they're smoking.
Author Elie Wiesel said it best when he proclaimed the greatest sin of all was "to remain silent and indifferent" and that "the danger lies in forgetting." On Monday, while the country officially recognized Columbus Day nationally and internationally, thousands celebrated Indigenous People's Day.
On Friday's opinion page, the editorial board of The State News provided a compelling but unsuccessful critique of the student protest aimed at Iraq occupation leader and international war criminal, L.
To most people, a stand full of crazy fans yelling at missed opportunities and bad calls by the referees - while bodies collide and clash in front of them - does not immediately bring to mind an MSU women's soccer game.
It has been American culture to cheer for the underdog in most situations. From America breaking free of British rule to Simba becoming king of the pride in "The Lion King" to the Pistons winning the NBA Championship, we as Americans constantly hope the underdog wins.
I don't understand why everyone has to be so faithful. OK, wait, let me rephrase that: I don't understand why everyone has to be so faithful for the sake of being faithful. For the past few years, the debates between Republican and Democrat voters have been cheapened and stooped to ridiculously low levels - it makes me cringe. "Tell me this," Bill Maher said on a recent episode of "Real Time with Bill Maher" to a Republican CNN correspondent . "If you truly support your party, then you can explain to me - If you were president, would you have stayed entertaining elementary children for nearly seven minutes while you knew your country was under attack?" As irrelevant as the question was, since it had nothing to do with Republican values or ideals concerning this upcoming election, the correspondent decided to take the popular route and support Bush's choice. Why?
The beauty of managing the opinion page in a daily newspaper lies in its simplicity. The opinion writer and I, we are a different breed of newspapermen.
As the warm days of summer morph into the cool commencement of fall, I realize my life, like the season, is changing.
A couple of weeks ago after the Notre Dame game I got an e-mail from what I assumed to be a Spartans fan. The letter read: "What about firing (John L.) Smith and hiring (former Florida and Washington Redskins head coach) Steve Spurrier?
I would like to take the opportunity to clarify a few things regarding the current situation with tailgating on campus and ASMSU's role in it.