Democracy is dying at the hands of democratic countries. But it is essential that I clarify what I mean by democracy. My favorite pirate put it most eloquently when he said, in Disney’s “Pirates of the Caribbean,” “It’s not just a keel and a hull and a deck and sails ““ that’s what a ship needs ““ but what a ship is … is freedom.” In the same way, in my mind, democracy is not the bureaucracy and the administration and the media and other institutions ““ that’s what democracy needs ““ but what democracy is, is the culmination of ideals it sets out to realize. Read more...

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Dershowitz citation accusation not true Repeating a lie doesn’t make it true, but that’s exactly what Matthew Kennard attempted in his column, “Author uses faulty scholarship” (March 4). Read more...

Two words my Latin teacher purposely forgot to teach me ““ cunnilingus and fellatio. When Kinsey wrote his infamous reports in the ’50s, he stated that 10 percent of men had performed cunnilingus and 19.1 percent of women had executed fellatio prior to being confined in wedlock. Read more...

Westwood is boring ““ there’s very little to do in this neighborhood. I find myself walking to the same news stand, again and again, because I don’t know what else to do. Read more...

It’s a familiar sight ““ students come in to the Career Center, some sheepishly, some anxiously, many reluctantly, seeking answers to the age-old question: “What do you want to be when you grow up?” Trying to answer this question isn’t as simple as it used to be. Read more...

What did you talk to Chancellor Carnesale about? Do you think it was useful? Pearl Tin Third-year, communication studies “The school spirit at our school and my ideas for what we can do to improve it. Read more...