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Guest post: Cobbers care about voting

Guest Post: Cobbers care about voting The current generation of college students has often been criticized for their lack of political involvement. However, a recent…

The reality of presidential elections

This year, like many years, the two presidential candidates provide American voters not with a decision about who might be the best man for the…

The rationale of getting high

This November, voters in Colorado, Washington, and Oregon will be voting on ending marijuana prohibition in those states. Marijuana, alcohol, and cigarettes would then be…

Round two

Much like the first debate, Wednesday night’s presidential debate, the second of the election season, drew an audience of more than 65 million viewers. Unlike…

Down to brass tacks

In conversations with Republicans and conservatives, one common response when they are asked about the economic woes facing this country has to do with the…

A lesson in liberty

Welfare or liberty? The decision marks an unfortunate choice the American government routinely makes for its citizens. More unfortunate still is that America’s leaders fail…

The repression of choice

The campaign of 2012 has been justly focused on the terrible economy and the creation of new jobs. However, because of the focus on this…

Silence is no solution

Wednesday night was the first of three Presidential debates. I was intending for this installment to focus on the performances of each of the candidates,…

The decline of American power

Last week this column explored the phenomenon of China’s recent rise to power and how this is presently changing the nature of the international system.…

The United States: discrimi-nation

o start off my first blog post here, I’ll introduce myself. My name is Emma Connell, and I’m a junior majoring in political science and…

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