Opinion

Rebuilding Iraq

Published July 7, 2003

IBy Specialist Joseph Roche, U.S. Army am writing from Baghdad as a soldier in the U.S. Army. The war against terrorism has taken me on a journey from tragedy and frustration, to victory and pride. I'd...

Homosexuals search for greater freedoms

Published July 7, 2003

TBy David E. Ahlvers here has been an unfounded backlash to the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision striking down the sodomy law in the state of Texas. Many have interpreted the Supreme Court's decision...

Civil rights victory!

Published June 30, 2003

TBy Agnes Aleobua and Kate Stenvig he U.S. Supreme Court has upheld affirmative action. The new civil rights movement has scored a stunning victory. The Regents of the University of California v. Bakke...

Race “still” matters

Published June 30, 2003

IBy Aaron Marcus t has been precisely 25 years since the U.S. Supreme Court decided Regents of the University of California v. Bakke, the first and only case to discuss the constitutionality of affirmative...

Nor deny to any person

Published June 30, 2003

TBy Kimani Jefferson he Supreme Court's decisions in Gratz v. Bollinger and Gruter v. Bollinger - relating respectively to affirmative action policies of undergraduate and Law School admissions at the...

Minnesota’s air needs your help

Published June 30, 2003

MBy Bill Droessler innesota's air quality is threatened, and we have a window of opportunity to address the problem with a new and compelling solution. On June 3, Gov. Tim Pawlenty introduced a coalition...

Fitting science to fit the Bush administration agenda

Published June 30, 2003

IBy Douglas Voigt n a recent report from the Environmental Protection Agency, the Bush administration exhibited its desire to not only dismiss concerns about global climate change, but to repress them...

It just ain’t right

Published June 30, 2003

TBy Marty Andrade he power of any philosophy is how well all its principles work holistically. In this regard, questions arise as to the legitimacy of the liberal philosophy. How well do all the values...

Guns do not increase personal safety

Published June 23, 2003

JBy Cathryn Carlis ohn E. Caile's June 16 opinions piece, "A shift in the gun debate" encourages those who continue to oppose the Minnesota "shall-carry" handgun permit law to join the growing number of...

Milking consumers for every penny they have

by Erik Nelson
Published June 23, 2003

For all the credence economists are given in industrialized countries, it might seem odd that modern capitalist societies often refuse to act upon economists' findings. Growth models, whether on the national...