If I hear one more reference to “Bushisms,†or one more person called a “flip-flopper,†I am going to lose it. Haunted memories from the 2004 presidential election — memories I would rather forget — will not go away because every time I turn my head, I hear politicians complaining about and bickering with each other. Read more...

In order to ride a high horse for any considerable length of time without getting sore, you need a fancy saddle. A group of righteous high horse hobbyists on campus has chosen the accusation of murder as theirs. Read more...

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Retirement doesn’t discredit generals Usually Alex Hoffman’s cartoons merit no more than a grin and a shake of the head on my part. But his April 19 cartoon upset me way beyond the simple grin. Read more...

Tuesday nights are terrible. Perhaps it’s because the Undergraduate Students Association Council spends 40 minutes talking about a resolution that everyone fundamentally agrees on. Or maybe, it’s because we finally have a student council as diverse as the student body; there are about 25,000 undergraduate students, all with opinions, and only 13 councilmembers. Read more...

During the Cold War, the two most heavily armed militaries the world had ever seen stared each other down, and neither fired a shot. During the current quasi-Cold War between India and Pakistan over Kashmir, two of the world’s most bitter enemies have come to the brink of nuclear war, and neither has pulled the trigger. Read more...

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