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  • An Election Message

    The message, as the entire political punditry has explained, is that the president has been repudiated. And while his party certainly lost, whether or not Mr. Obama has been scorned by the electorate falls firmly outside the purview of what was learned during yesterday’s contest. The message? As far as the GOP is concerned: Don’t…

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  • And, Yet Again, the Mastery of Bill Clinton…

    Meek was never going to drop out of the Florida Senate race. Clinton knew this, and he didn’t care. Whether or not the former President actually had the capacity to pull Meek’s name from the ballot was entirely outside the purview of his intentions. Clinton—who, sadly enough, Meek considers a relatively close personal friend—can’t, for…

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  • Not Their Seats Anyways…

    As Brian Beutler at the Talking Points Memo rightly points out, in the build up to what will no doubt be a mid-term thumpin’ for the Dems, two points ought to be kept in mind: “To most experts, the dynamic driving this election is the economy. But another factor is likely to exacerbate Dem losses:…

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  • The Mosque Near Ground Zero and a Bridge to Nowhere

    The claim, in Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf’s own words, is that he aspires simply to be a “bridge-builder.” And, perhaps, he does. Yet despite the near-incessancy with which his claim has been repeated, his course of action has kept it from being entirely convincing, and, if unchanged, will likely make its realization impossible. The Cordoba…

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  • Here's To The Memories: A Farewell From our Graduating Editors

    Dear Readers, After four years with WUPR, we’re finally ready to say goodbye.  It’s crazy to think how much of our college careers are wrapped up in this magazine, but all good things must come to an end. Neither of us had any experience in publishing when we got to Wash U, but we had…

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  • Church and State

    If God were to offer political commentary, I—and I’d have to imagine most everyone else—would be hard pressed not to tune in. As an end in and of itself, politics is about as engaging, and important, as any particular thing can be: it is the dialogue through which society organizes itself, the discussion through which…

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