In politics, efficiency often overshadows value. Such was the case last week in the Minnesota House of Representatives. State Rep. Bill Kuisle, R-Rochester, introduced a bill that would reduce the number...

IDavid Kent am sick and tired of the written undertones and insinuations that people against the war in Iraq are also anti-U.S. troop support. Pro-war people are using "U.S. troop support" as a crutch...

President George W. Bush should win the Nobel Peace Prize. Wait, hear me out. If all goes well in this war, it will mean the blissful liberty of the Iraqi people. The Kurds will be rid of their oppressor...

What is this foray into Iraq? Failed diplomacy. Iraqi liberation from a brutal dictator. An invasion. A coup by force. An Anglo-American war. A U.S.-led military assault to rid Iraq of weapons of mass...

AScott Laderman strange current is emerging within the pro-war movement. Apparently it is no longer sufficient to simply chant the George W. Bush administration's mantra about the "liberation" of Iraq....

TKenneth Nelson he other day I heard a radio news analyst degrading the American public for their bandwagon-style support for war with Iraq. "Sure," he said, "Now that victory will likely come within three...

Wednesday and Thursday are election days for the Minnesota Student Association. Although often derided, MSA provides an outlet for student opinion on important issues as varied as the availability of fair...

Charles Nystrom s the United States enters its second week of war, a mixture of emotions bombard daily lives on the University campus. Many of these feelings seem negative. Fear, anger, sadness, dismay...

To help defray the costs on police and the court system, Gov. Tim Pawlenty has asked Minnesota judges to seek restitution from protesters arrested for civil disobedience. Such a practice would have a chilling...

At the height of the California energy crisis, many in Washington, D.C., including the then-newly elected President George W. Bush, blamed California's environmental standards for higher electricity prices...