Archive for April, 2007
Why the SDS is Nowhere to Be Found
Richard Posner explains why those of us who are anti-Iraq War should not be too hard on today’s college students for not acting like their parents.
I agree with him on this completely. Nixon was a crafty SOB, I’ll give him that. When the draft was ended, the resistance movement on college campuses ended virtually overnight. Posner’s analysis explains why only a complete madman would even consider reinstituting it.
Tom
New DI Column: Why UIUC Doesn’t Suck That Much
This column is a change of pace for me, as it’s not generally negative or advocating some sort of reform. In light of the fact that many UIUC students–myself included for most of my time here–don’t realize how good they have it, this is a column of appreciation for the things that make this university a great place.
It’s also a shameless plug for the Institute of Government and Public Affairs, a wonderful policy and government institute at this university that too often goes unnoticed by students. I was an intern there my junior year, and I got to work in the same building as Governor Edgar, which was kind of hot–even though Augur thinks he’s a murderer or something.
New DI Column: Why UIUC Doesn’t Suck That Much
This column is a change of pace for me, as it’s not generally negative or advocating some sort of reform. In light of the fact that many UIUC students–myself included for most of my time here–don’t realize how good they have it, this is a column of appreciation for the things that make this university a great place.
It’s also a shameless plug for the Institute of Government and Public Affairs, a wonderful policy and government institute at this university that too often goes unnoticed by students. I was an intern there my junior year, and I got to work in the same building as Governor Edgar, which was kind of hot–even though Augur thinks he’s a murderer or something.
New DI Column: Why UIUC Doesn’t Suck That Much
This column is a change of pace for me, as it’s not generally negative or advocating some sort of reform. In light of the fact that many UIUC students–myself included for most of my time here–don’t realize how good they have it, this is a column of appreciation for the things that make this university a great place.
It’s also a shameless plug for the Institute of Government and Public Affairs, a wonderful policy and government institute at this university that too often goes unnoticed by students. I was an intern there my junior year, and I got to work in the same building as Governor Edgar, which was kind of hot–even though Augur thinks he’s a murderer or something.
Why We’ve Lost
An active duty Lt. Colonel with two tours in Iraq explains to the country and the general staff why we have lost in Iraq.
Hopefully, telling the truth in this article will not result in the end of his career. Courage is a rare commodity.
Tom
Why We’ve Lost
An active duty Lt. Colonel with two tours in Iraq explains to the country and the general staff why we have lost in Iraq.
Hopefully, telling the truth in this article will not result in the end of his career. Courage is a rare commodity.
Tom
Why We’ve Lost
An active duty Lt. Colonel with two tours in Iraq explains to the country and the general staff why we have lost in Iraq.
Hopefully, telling the truth in this article will not result in the end of his career. Courage is a rare commodity.
Tom
Bursting Your Bubble
J. Prescott asked me to post this up. It’s an article by a famous investor covering a topic both he and Tom have mentioned on quite a few occasions – the coming burst of the recent economic bubble. Prescott says this is nifty because it’s not by “some crazy physicist or some lazy law student,” but an industry insider and professional. Enjoy
Another View on a Subject Recently Discussed
Peggy Noonan, always a personal favorite of mine, has an interesting take on the dissemination of information in our culture.
Tom
New DI Column: Partial Birth Abortion Indefensible, Wrong
The wonderful, the beautiful Brenda Kay has written a response to Eric Naing’s Partial Birth Abortion column.
But two days ago, Eric Naing covered the recent Supreme Court ruling upholding the Partial-Birth Abortion Act of 2003, a topic I myself dealt with in these very pages during the initial hearings. Naing briefly glanced over the ruling, what partial birth abortion is and the implications the decision has for women, choosing to focus most of his column as a swirling tunnel of accusations pointed at (surprise, surprise) conservative Christians and George W. Bush…(read more)