Opinion

Deficit spending just passes the buck

Published May 5, 2004

Reinstating a pay-as-you-go rule for proposed tax cuts will make it harder to win votes by promising fewer taxes.

Dove hunting mirrors U.S.’ war outlook

Published May 4, 2004

Hunting mourning doves goes against everything the United States stands for.

Questioning Mount Graham coverage

Published May 3, 2004

Mount Graham and abortion rights march elicit letters.

Attempts to fund new stadium try to make up for leaving Memorial

Published May 3, 2004

Here they are again: a sports team wanting a new facility. The twist this time is that it is not only a professional, private business demanding a stadium. This time it is also the Gophers football team. While...

22 columns about everything

Published May 3, 2004

This is my last column of the scholastic year. I'm not about to get all maudlin and bid you, the readers, a tearful goodbye; I just wish that I was blessed with more space to write today, as I've still...

University libraries: the research remedy

Published May 3, 2004

Research topic: Evaluate the importance of domestic and foreign affairs in the shaping of U.S. politics in the 1790s. Done yet? Students here at the University are continuously placed in these situations....

Bombs, books and Alice Walker: U.S. has priorities wrong

Published May 3, 2004

I met three cool people Wednesday night: Susan Warfield, Megan Tappe and Alice Walker. Ask Tappe about Jane Austen and she'll tell you why Mr. Darcy is better than some creep on the route 16 bus. Ask Warfield...

Get ready for a second U.S. civil war

Published April 30, 2004

Major divisions will be along economic, political, secular and theologial lines.

Honestly, for the love of Google

Published April 29, 2004

Later this week, Google, perhaps the most beloved Internet search engine in the world, is likely to become a public business. Investors are jumping in their shoes for a chance to own a part of the Internet...

Prolific Daily columnist bids a fond farewell to 4 years of opining

Published April 29, 2004

Today is Thursday. For the last four years, barring some unfortunate mishap like a gigantic photo of Goldy Gopher taking up valuable word space, my biweekly column has appeared in The Minnesota Daily on...