If you attack us, we will destroy you. That’s the message the United States sent to the world after the 9/11 attacks. The response to 9/11 wasn’t perfect—but it was necessary, and it was good. Our society isn’t militaristic; we value peace. Unfortunately, we often choose to forget history and hope that through appeasement and...
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Elections have consequences: Obama’s Youth Enthusiasm Gap
The 18 to 29 demographic, wearing Urban Outfitters “hope and change” T-shirts, rocked the vote in 2008. Four years later, the enthusiasm has dissipated. In 2008, President Obama’s campaign appealed to the youth with the promise of a bright future– including jobs after graduation. Those college freshmen, who are now seniors, aren’t fooled. Paul Ryan...
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Reporting live from the RNC
A forty-five second video entry in a sweepstakes won me a ticket to cover the 2012 Republican National Con- vention with CNN. I quickly found myself in a whirlwind — not Hurricane Isaac, but the crazed, fast-paced world of TV news. I’d always been skeptical of the existence of media bias, but not after this...
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Elections have consequences: Why managerial Mitt picked Ryan
Mitt Romney hires guys who know stuff. He made a career out of it at Bain Capital. That’s why he hired Paul Ryan to be his vice-president. Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan works as a running mate because he has mas- tered a subject crucial to addressing the federal government’s problems. He’s explaining baseline budget- ing to...
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College: A Serious, Strange, & Wonderful Business
A famous scene from the 1978 film “Animal House” shows a groggy and defeated Bluto (John Belushi) lying on the battered carpet of his Delta Fraternity living room. Staring wide- eyed into space in a moment of sheer existential angst, he laments, “Seven years of college down the drain. Might as well have joined the f——...