Opinions

Sola '14: Rebuttal

Ingber '15: America should support Israel

America's strong support of Israel both reinforces our core values and furthers our strategic interests - a rare combination in international politics. By supporting the only true democracy in the region, we endorse fundamental values such as gender equality and representative government while also ...

Editorial: The art of cross-registration

Romero '14: Creating safe spaces at Brown

"Write something that someone might disagree with. What's the point of making an argument when you don't have anything to push against?"

Editorial: Let's get fiscal

Responses to Hudson'14: "Universal suffrage is immoral"

To the Editor:

Black '12: Suffrage and ownership

As an alum, my engagement with the opinions page has been limited. But this week, Oliver Hudson '14 argued for an unpopular view - only taxpayers should vote ("Universal suffrage is immoral," Nov. 13). My Facebook feed was full of angry students decrying the classism embodied in Hudson's claim.

Katz '14: What we need to tell prospective students

Ferris '13 and Schwartz '13: Universal suffrage is definitely moral

In the column "Universal suffrage is immoral" by Oliver Hudson '14, Hudson proposes a system in which, "the weight of a person's vote should be proportional to the fraction of total revenue he contributes to the government." We think this is a bad idea.

Editorial: Jane and Jill - the other winners of the 2012 election

Election Day was a momentous date for proponents of same-sex marriage - a "red-letter day in the history of the gay rights movement," according to Michael Klarman, Harvard historian and law professor. In Maryland, 52 percent of voters voted for Question 6, which enacted the Civil Marriages Protection ...

Hudson '14: Universal suffrage is immoral

In the United States, any citizen who is at least 18 years old and not a convicted felon has the right to vote. Most of us accept and celebrate our universal suffrage. But is it a good idea? In my view, no. Not every adult U.S. citizen should have the right to vote. Instead, only those who pay taxes ...

Editorial: The malaise of print journalism

Marc Andreessen, the distinguished web browser pioneer, once bluntly stated that "newspapers with declining circulations can complain all they want about their readers and even say they have no taste. But (they) will still go out of business over time. A newspaper is not a public trust - it has a business ...

Vehse '83: A secular blessing of the American way of life

One of the most memorable figures from my time at Brown was then University Chaplain Charles Adams Baldwin. "Chaplain Charlie," as we called him with affectionate irony, offered counseling, conducted discussion groups and hosted dinners for students in his home, among other important campus activities. ...

Gianotti '13: How to default on the University arms race

In 1880 Lincoln Field was just a swamp. Over 130 years later, Augustus has conquered it, and it is now central to our campus, serving thousands of students every year. Brown is growing and always has been. Just in the next few years, for instance, the University will continue to creep its way up Thayer ...

Letter: U. must follow Unity College's lead

To the Editor: In the midst of all the excitement regarding the election, there was another announcement Wednesday that many people missed - Maine's Unity College just became the first college in the nation to divest from the fossil fuel industry. Unity College is proving that colleges and universities ...

Drechsler '15: Throwing a bone to finance

Coming into the 2012 elections, Republican nominee Mitt Romney most likely expected his success to be one of his strongest assets. He probably did not expect that his experience would one day become part of his greatest vulnerability, wrapped up in an ill-judged statement about the "47 percent" and ...

Newlon '14.5: Therapy is cool

I was thrilled a couple of weeks ago to see that the most read article in The Herald was entitled "Why therapy is cool." At last, I thought, somebody agrees with me!

Corvese '15: The buzz about caffeine

If you can, please take a moment from your espresso-fueled working binge to hear me out.

Tennis '14: Why Brown shouldn't have minors

Letter: Hypocrisy dominates political discourse