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BY RAJA KRISHNA A few weeks ago, a group of students in Bear’s Den publicly recited the lyrics to a rap song containing the n-word while standing next to a table full of African-American students. The question of racist intent remains contentious,...
Thatcherism: love it or hate it, what remains incontrovertible is the Iron Lady’s clear influence on modern-day politics. In 1979, just twenty years after her first election to the British Parliament, Margaret Thatcher made history, becoming...
In the 19th century, whites anxious to preserve societal order and hierarchy fought to entrench racial distinctions not just in social institutions but in the very the laws of nature. Theories of the day claimed that people of African blood...
It’s been mere hours since someone (or someones) took the lives of strangers into their hands for reasons that cannot possibly be justified. And in doing so, they showed me that despite my well-practiced cynicism, there’s still a raw nerve,...
Colonel Eugene Householder argued in 1941, “The Army is not a sociological laboratory. Experimenting with army policy, especially in a time of war, would pose a danger to efficiency, discipline, and morale, and would result in ultimate defeat.”...
In January of 2007, Adrian Fenty assumed his position as mayor of the District of Columbia. He entered the office on the heels of a landslide election victory, having won every precinct in the general election. But when, four years later, he...
The White House had a secession crisis on its hands. Citizens from Texas and eight other states had petitioned to the White House to allow these states to withdraw peacefully from the Union. While the crisis did not break up the Union, it did...
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If there’s one place where you can generally get away with minor wrongdoings, it’s the Internet. In fact—so long as you stay within the boundaries of the law—you’re free to lie, cheat, and post pictures of cats to your...
Illustration by Margaret Flatley On January 9th, 2013 a young Sri Lankan maid named Rizana Nafeek was beheaded in Saudi Arabia for the alleged murder of her employers’ infant son. There are several key details in this recent news headline...
Imagine that you, and this shouldn’t be difficult, are a college student. You are filling in your registration worksheet for the next semester and there are four tedious courses that you must take so you have one more spot left and the decision...
