U.S. supports a double standard Some say that the world is out of control and America needs to exert its influence over “evil” countries. Some claim that anti-war protesters are anti-American and should support Bush and the troops. These approaches are misguided at best and dangerous at worst. This is not a moral issue; it is not about God or good versus evil. This is not a war about cruel dictators. Jong-il of Korea has about 200,000 people in concentration camps in North Korea. The rulers of Burma have committed documented crimes against humanity. Likewise, Putin of Russia has slaughtered many Chechens. This is not a war about U.N. Read more...

The UCLA anti-war protest held March 5 was a hodgepodge of several organizations and ideologies. Some were protesting Israel’s settlements in Palestine, some were protesting class warfare, and some went so far as to shout that the war was about oil. Read more...

Advertising today is ridiculous. Anti-drug ads blame teenage pregnancy, accidental shootings and terrorism on marijuana. Even more ridiculous are the diamond ads because they makes us believe that diamonds are unconditionally pure and good. Read more...

President George W. Bush proposed a $1.2 billion plan to research and develop fuel-cell cars in his State of the Union speech last month. Although I question the President’s sincerity, being the oil-friendly conservative that he is, at least he’s making the necessary point that the United States needs environmentally safer vehicles. Read more...

It’s the end of the quarter and time for students to vent anger or praise their professors on www.uclaprofessors.com. For those of you who don’t know what this site is, wake up! Read more...

As a child in South Korea, I participated in speech contests commemorating the death of an eight-year-old boy, who was said to have shouted “I don’t like communists” before he was killed by a group of North Korean armed guerrillas in 1968. Read more...

Inequality seems to be the recurring issue of our day. Not only is inequality an issue in race and gender, but it is also an issue that concerns our university’s staff members. Read more...