I was laughed at a month ago when I suggested a little-known federal government program known as the National Animal Identification System was akin to modernizing Nazi holocaust practices. After all, who...

Last December I went back to the Philippines, and the urban rot of Manila, the separation of the castle-dwelling rich looking down upon the miles of tin shantytowns disgusted my heart. The Philippines...

As Editorials and Opinions editor, I read every comment sent to the Daily concerning the Editorials and Opinions pages. The most common questions of the past two weeks touched on my decisions to not publish...

It's a depressing little war isn't it? The faces that have died aren't to be seen, hidden behind draped flags, burned and mangled beyond recognition or too dark-skinned to be considered human. Every morning...

The party spirit which regards party success not merely as a means to a higher end, but as the end itself, and which puts abject obedience to party behest above the moral law and the dictates of conscience,...

After former counterterrorism chief Richard Clarke got done putting a knife in President George W. Bush's back that went clear through his heart, national security adviser Condoleezza Rice had a few sharp...

My dad went to Vietnam. He doesn't like to talk about it so I don't ask him about it. Whenever the subject comes up, his eyes cloud up and become distant. When I hug him I can feel the lumps on his body,...

Gazira's is a humble Somalian restaurant on Chicago Avenue where you can get goat meat, salad and a generous plate of rice and chili for $7. Abdi, an energetic little boy with curly hair, greets everyone...

There is a developing story about intentional leaks of sensitive CIA personnel information, which might become "Wilsongate." Although it took a few months for the story to catch fire, events are easy enough...

You can always tell the life a man has lived by looking into his eyes. Nothing is so clear as the truths revealed in their glistening light. You can see it in Abraham Lincoln's portraits or in the portraits...

Not since Lee Harvey Oswald has there been a patsy so easy to pin as Saddam Hussein. No tears will be shed over Saddam's departure. However, if not for the events of Sept. 11, 2001, he would still be in...

The liberal versus conservative "debate" has ignited talk radio and print for many years now and has inspired the genesis of countless organizations, rants and bumper stickers. The political volleying...

When I meet Mary Jo Copeland, a ring with about a thousand keys on it weighs her down. She's constantly reaching in her pocket to feel for her cell phone as a swirl of volunteers moves around her. For...

Good-old American integrity used to demand that truth be superior to all else and lies be exposed and condemned. But in a world where doctored stories have the power to influence and are perceived to sell...

On June 2, the Federal Communi-cations Commission will make the most important decision concerning the American democratic voice since the Founding Fathers penned the First Amendment. The upcoming decision...

I've never been to New Hampshire, and I don't believe I know anybody from New Hampshire either. Being from and living in Minnesota, I tend to forget some states so small and so far away. In fact, I only...

The attitudes surrounding music file-sharing have been diverse to say the least. College students love it. Madonna hates it. The Flaming Lips encourage it. The RIAA claims they are losing money because...

It didn't take long for U.S. occupational troops to switch from liberating the Iraqi people to military suppression of them. As you've probably not heard, at least 25 innocent Iraqi civilians were killed...

The University thought it hit the gold mine with long-term multimillion-dollar contracts with Coca-Cola and Aramark in 1996 and 1997. As a result of those contracts, all aspects of beverage retailing on...

Three hundred eighty-six Kirby Puckett cards bide their time in books stowed in the webs of my basement. The cards are worth about 19 cents now. My sister asked if I was going to eBay them because of the...

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...

Dear Gov. Pawlenty: While contemplating Henry Miller here in my dormitory cell, I was struck by the severity of your proposed cut to the University. Seldom do I pause from the work that is my education....

With proposed budget cuts in the millions and more severe cuts expected soon, the University finds itself in a financial trap. Desperate deeds are pending and the University will have to consider gnawing...

All the bullish talk by President George W. Bush conjures images of the United States's strong-arm presidents - Reagan, Jackson - and most interestingly, Teddy Roosevelt. Consider the similarities: Both...

The term "hypocrite" used to be a derogatory term but the George W. Bush administration has embraced the term as an anthem. Numerous accounts for the administration's past hypocrisies exist. Take for example...