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The Second Amendment remains relevant

This past Friday, I was lucky enough to exercise my right to bear arms with UR’s College Republicans as we…

It’s not the candidates, it’s the economy

People talk about how Obama has lost his magic — how he can’t sway opinion any more and how people…

Don’t forget the occupation of the Gaza Strip

On Sept. 28, 2010 the Israeli military intercepted an aid ship heading for Gaza. Among the arrested included 82-year-old Holocaust…

The serious failure of U.S. immigration policy

  There is without a doubt a serious problem with illegal immigration from Mexico. Mexican civilians who come to the…

Retribution is a powerful temptation

After the events of Sept. 11, Americans were united in the single cause of finding and eliminating the culprit of…

Restore country to its founding principles

It seems that it is about time that the U.S. government underwent some major changes, and I am not the…

Is Quran burning an appropriate response?

Right now, people all over the world are outraged that an unknown pastor from Florida considered burning the Quran. Protestors…

Keep the memory of the heroes of 9/11 alive

Todd Beamer, Jeremy Glick, Lou Nacke, Tom Burnett, Jr. and Mark Bingham are names that I remember almost every day.…

Failing to change the way we evaluate schools

It has now been nine years since the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) was enacted, symbolizing a bipartisan commitment…

Supporting America’s students

At colleges and universities across America, students are heading into the classroom, many for the first time. You’re taking part…