Home for the holidays ““ it’s a nice idea, at least in theory. It’s a quick vacation from school and work and all the stresses of your real life. Read more...

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Not since the height of the British Empire has any single country so thoroughly dominated the globe. The United States is far-and-away the strongest technological, financial and military power in the world, but to wield this power without any responsibility is absurd. Read more...

To start off, I’d like to reassure you all by saying yes, France is still dealing with the aftermath of the riots, but don’t worry. We’re sending President Bush over there to sort everything out. Read more...

Last Friday a good friend of mine asked me to join her on a rather personal adventure: getting her hood pierced. After much debate as to the proper etiquette with respect to shaving and whether to eat before or after (she decided on after, which may not have been the best idea), we arrived at the piercing parlor. Read more...

In the shadow of the Guantanamo Bay and Abu Ghraib scandals, the issue of torture and its relationship to the U.S.-led war on terrorism has reached the pinnacle of political debate in Washington. Read more...

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