It’s politics as usual in Israel. Early last week, Israel’s Labor Party left Ariel Sharon’s unity government in a dispute over budget allocations. Sharon was then forced to make a decision: he could either invite fringe right-wing parties to join his government or he could call for early elections. Read more...

I was recently asked, “Why can’t the United States be more like Canada? Just your ordinary, international-law abiding country, that keeps to itself and doesn’t bully other countries.” My first reaction was, “Are you on crack?” The United States will never be like Canada. Read more...

Veteran’s Day doesn’t mean much to people who don’t know any veterans, or are not veterans themselves. Most students at UCLA will likely use the day to catch up on studying or as a means of extending their social plans for the weekend. Read more...

If a poor woman walked into Saks Fifth Avenue and tried to lift $5,500 worth of merchandise, she’d likely go to jail. Lucky for Winona Ryder, she’s an attractive, rich celebrity. Read more...

The move to strengthen the current campus smoking policy would be beneficial for the vast majority of students, faculty and staff. Smokers would have to move 20 feet away from the area immediately in front of building entrances to smoke instead of 5 feet as the policy stands now. Read more...

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Blacks should not wait for system As a college educated black man myself, I congratulate Ryan Smith for being one of the apparently few “black men who entered UCLA this fall based on academics alone” (“Funding for education, not prisons, vital to blacks,” Nov. Read more...