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(09/18/01 4:00am)
News flash to Duke's administration: America is at war. The greatest threat to us is not the "fragmentation" of the "Duke community," as the recent series of prayer vigils and forums on unity would suggest. The Pentagon has been attacked, New York City has been decimated and thousands have been murdered by Islamic terrorists. If America does not take proper action, it will happen again.
(03/26/01 5:00am)
On Thursday morning, over 100 angry protesters marched around West Campus in a chain of bodies, blocking students on their way to class from passing through. The protesters demanded an apology from The Chronicle for printing David Horowitz's anti-reparations for slavery ad.
(05/01/00 4:00am)
On Saturday, April 22, the Justice Department sent armed agents to break into Lazaro Gonzalez's home and seize six-year-old Elian Gonzalez. Members of the press and government officials declared almost unanimously that the government was acting in the best interests of the child, doing whatever it took to deliver him to his father. Nothing could be further from the truth.
(03/28/00 5:00am)
This Earth Day, environmentalists should celebrate the latest consequence of their ideas-skyrocketing gasoline prices.
(02/29/00 5:00am)
John McCain is not shy about expressing his moral vision for America. When he officially announced his candidacy, he said, "I run for president because I want the next generation of Americans to know the sense of pride and purpose of serving a cause greater than themselves." Recently, while speaking at the College of Charleston, he was even more explicit: "There is nothing more noble than to sacrifice and serve our country's cause, causes greater than our self-interest."
(02/08/00 5:00am)
Last week, Major League Baseball issued its punishment to Atlanta Braves closer John Rocker. The pitcher was suspended through May 1, fined $20,000 and ordered to undergo "sensitivity training" before he returns to the mound.
(01/18/00 5:00am)
Perhaps the greatest summary of the multiculturalist's mantra came on the hit show Seinfeld. "I love Asian women," Jerry says.
(11/18/99 5:00am)
Tonya Harding has nothing on Netscape, Sun and the Justice Department. While the former maimed a superior figure skater, the latter group is on the verge of permanently crippling the world's wealthiest company. With U.S. District Court Judge Thomas Jackson's recent "finding of fact" identifying Microsoft as a monopoly that has harmed both competitors and consumers, a severe punishment is not far behind.
(10/28/99 4:00am)
Education in America is in a state of crisis. Violence is prevalent in public schools and illiteracy is on the rise. Meanwhile, elementary schools are filled with mind-destroying subjects like "creative spelling."
(10/07/99 4:00am)
Two weeks ago, the most persecuted man in America committed moral suicide.
(09/16/99 4:00am)
Imagine being a seventh grader in Kansas. Today, your teacher announces, the class is going to learn about how humans came to exist. This is exciting, and you say, "I've been wondering that for a long time." The teacher explains that how humans came to be is a mystery, but there are two competing theories you should consider. One, evolution by natural selection, is an integrated, logically coherent theory backed up by fossil evidence. The other, creationism, doesn't really have a lot of facts to support it, but she explains that a lot of religious people believe it on faith.