In America, our version of a popular blockbuster movie usually contains wholesome images: a cute little monkey with a penchant for exploring, two gay cowboys nuzzling on the open range, or the baby sitter of an affluent family being chased by a bloodthirsty murderer. Read more...

We Americans aren’t too keen on international competition. That is to say, we’re not particularly keen on international sporting competitions; we love international competitions of the guns ‘n’ ammo variety. Read more...

Here’s another one for the kids: The Bush administration has decided to auction off acres of forest as a source of funding for rural schools and roads affected by a decline in their county’s logging revenue. Read more...

Despite what you may be inclined to think about the Black Graduate Students Association staging a re-enactment of a lynching last Wednesday, no black people are losing sleep about a possible lynching. Read more...

The United States seems to be constantly finding new and inventive ways to get around the concept of freedom. With illegal wiretaps, the administration is using the “fascism-is-effective” campaign. Read more...

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Article promotes talk on role of immigrants I was glad to read Khadeeja Abdullah and Saira Lari’s “Reaction to cartoons hypocritical” (Feb. 14) in the Daily Bruin because they were able to encapsulate many of the issues involved with the cartoon portrayal and the reaction to it. Read more...