Viewpoints

Ian Benson Recently, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit remanded a lower court’s decision and awarded the Recording Industry Association of America $222,000 in damages from Jammie Thomas-Rasset, who the courts found to have lied about illegally uploading music to the internet. …

Ben Strange You probably have a love-hate relationship with campus dining. Some days that means you sit down with a plate full of Lowry-ready tan and grey food and promptly lose your appetite. But every other Thursday in Kittredge you put extraordinary effort towards piling …

Wyatt Smith Both political parties have seemingly bought into the idea that a strong leader ignores polling data. Altering a policy to align it with national opinion is unanimously thought to demonstrate a lack of resolve. In April, The American Crossroads Political Action Committee, run …

Madeleine O’Neill Hanna Rosin’s book, “The End of Men,” has launched a new debate about whether or not the era of male dominance is over.  Rosin points out that American women make up a greater percentage of the workforce, earn 60 percent of all college …

Adair Creach Life is moving along just fine, and suddenly the unthinkable happens — you discover that your friend is a Romney/Ryan supporter. It may seem like your world has stopped turning, but don’t worry; there is hope for both you and your friend. The …

Bryce Benefield In 2008, the Democratic Party took the legislative branch of our nation by storm in what I like to call the “anti-Bush” election. Democrats Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid were the respective leaders of the House and Senate, while the executive branch of …