President Bush’s newly proposed immigration plan is very much in line with the two most crucial goals of our era: the establishment of a healthy economy and the preservation of national security. Nonetheless, as driven by common sense as it is, the plan overlooks the larger, more abstract picture of a just and civil society. […]
Author Archives: Garin Hovannisian
Democrats’ anti-Bush rhetoric not enough to win presidency
Branding somebody a liar is a pretty powerful thing to do. It is even more powerful when it is done four times, as Senator Ted Kennedy demonstrated in a remark about the war against Iraq. He said, “Week after week after week after week, we were told lie after lie after lie after lie.” This […]
Schwarzenegger’s budget cuts more efficient
Though California’s budget for fiscal year 2004 will not be released until Friday, there are clear and certain expectations as to its contents ““ especially if Gov. Schwarzenegger’s pledge to not raise taxes is to be kept. The only viable option in consideration of the tax pledge is to cut the annual budget in general […]
Despite gloomy forecast, the world is improving
If one were to sift through our most prominent newspapers, surf through our most trustworthy Web sites and watch our most reliable news coverage on television, one would find little more than an elaborate mosaic of a world gone mad. We hear that the war on Iraq has failed, that the economy of the United […]
Student activists bash civil dialogue
On Nov. 19, student activists barged into a restricted area of Covel Commons where the Regents of the University of California were holding their bimonthly meeting. In so doing, they disrespected the standards of both civil dialogue and the democratic process of our country. The rage of the activists can be attributed to two key […]
Face off:Governor on right path to fix economy
On Nov. 17, Arnold Schwarzenegger assumed the governorship of the most troubled of the 50 states. The new governor has already pledged to save California’s economy by granting individuals and businesses more control over their money and property. But without developing and implementing a clear long-term strategy, the prosperity that has been promised to Californians […]
Government interests drive activist group
For those of us who read George Orwell’s utopian nightmare “1984” in euphoria, Week 6 at UCLA was a grand display. The campus brimmed with animated student activists who sought to enlist the support of their peers in a radical movement toward totalitarianism. And they did so successfully, becoming the beneficiaries of tens of thousands […]