I’ve been thinking a lot recently about arguments, and specifically, the relationship between pragmatic and moral arguments. In government, politicians are constantly faced with the need to balance these, because while pragmatism might get things done the political party’s base of support is often bound by ideology and more receptive…
David Heifetz
Mr. President: Our diplomatic challenges with Iran are extensive. Whereas the stakes are very high, I would strongly caution against the imposition of new economic sanctions. We must take into account the strong ideational factors that are particularly present in Iran’s foreign policy actions and attitudes, like its proud Persian…
There’s nothing that forces a person to understand the complexities of an issue more than having to argue both sides of a debate. Often we try to simplify problems into a binary choice – we’re either for or against something. This simplification, however, is rarely helpful. Usually, it just polarizes…
Upon the embarkation of President Obama’s second year, a request of our politicians: end the misinformation and start the education. It is time to call out the nation. Our country undoubtedly faces numerous colossal challenges, and in order to solve them, not only do we need legislative action but national…
Earlier this week Republican Scott Brown won the election for the Senate seat left when Ted Kennedy died in August. In bluer than blue Massachusetts, most have labeled the results as a complete shock and a definite referendum on President Obama and Democratic Party policies. Although these narratives play well…
“Do I contradict myself? Very well then I contradict myself.” -Walt Whitman “The only thing I know is that I know nothing” -Socrates I love experiments. To conduct an experiment one needs, among other traits, curiosity, creativity, patience and humility–curiosity to want to learn something; creativity to design the experiment;…
Allow us to introduce a new feature, brought to you by the CSA Senate Publicity group. With a number of uncontested elections, it is no secret that the student body’s interest in the CSA has waned. Rather than accept that students might not care about what CSA does, we wish…