Moffat '13: Yes I’m not going to argue the University isn’t “paying its fair share” with its current exemption from most property taxes. I don’t think this debate should be about fairness — it should be about compassion for our neighbors who are struggling to live. With millions in unfunded ...
I’ve never claimed to be anything of an expert on Venezuela or Latin America. But lately I have been fascinated by the polarized reaction to the death of former Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez. His critics have characterized his legacy as one of authoritarianism, corruption and rebelliousness. But ...
Jared Moffat '13: Yes In 2012, a mere 16 percent of Brown’s incoming class reported it intended to concentrate in the humanities, two percent less than the class of 2014 two years prior. The same trend is clear in our recent national history: Since the late 1960s, the proportion of four-year college ...
It’s been a long time coming, but the decades-long “war on marijuana” appears to finally be winding down. In November, voters in Colorado and Washington passed initiatives to allow for the establishment of legal, state-regulated industries for recreational marijuana and hemp. When asked how the ...
There is an insidious form of institutionalized discrimination written into our Constitution, and it affects virtually every student at the University. Young people under the age of 35 — nearly half of the citizens in the United States — do not enjoy the full benefits of enfranchisement: We are ...
On second thought, I agree wholeheartedly with Lucas. The opinions page is a disgraceful blemish in an otherwise venerable newspaper. On the average day, a full eighth of The Herald is dedicated to nothing but Brown students complaining about something and sparking unnecessary feuds - I can see why ...
My opponent must secretly be a genocidal tyrant bent on the destruction of humankind. There's simply no other explanation. Supporting the dismantling of The Herald's opinions section is like advocating for the torture of infants or promoting cannibalism.
Like most advocates of drug prohibition, Pfaff completely ignores the enormous and innumerable social costs of criminalizing drugs. He seems unfazed by the fact that the incarceration and criminalization of drug users devastates millions of families every year, distracts law enforcement officers from ...
More tribal than ever, the mainstream political scene recently has devolved into utter superficiality. Pundits, politicians and their SuperPACs, increasingly rely on finger-pointing, identifying "the other" as the cause of America's economic, cultural and political problems. Hatred and fear seem to ...
May 1 is May Day, International Workers' Day. You might already know that there will be a march next Tuesday in Providence as well as a teach-in here at Brown this Friday in solidarity with workers, immigrants and the 99 percent. I hope to see an encouraging turnout, but realistically I expect that ...
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