Possible Harvard speech code unwise

The Constitution guarantees Americans certain inalienable rights, but nowhere does it guarantee the right to “not be offended.” Apparently some at Harvard Law need to brush up on their constitutional studies. The Boston Globe reports a Harvard Law Students Association, in addition to some faculty, have been pressing for a speech code that would ban […]

Malvo’s case wrongly used to advocate death penalty

Alleged Washington area snipers John Lee Malvo and John Muhammad may have unwittingly claimed yet another victim: the movement against juvenile execution. The archaic practice of putting juveniles to death was falling out of fashion prior to the shooting spree but has unfortunately been revitalized following the apprehension of 17-year-old Malvo. Death-penalty advocates, seizing the […]

Voters wisely defeat foolish Prop. 52

California voters move in mysterious ways. On Tuesday night, they inexplicably voted for a governor that has been plagued by corruption, and then turned around and rejected a proposition that would have plagued our voting system with corruption. Of course the dichotomy makes little sense. But if Californians weren’t going to dump Gray Davis, they […]

Rock the Vote should admit political slant

Students walking past Westwood Plaza Monday afternoon came face to face with a political maelstrom. In front of a cheering crowd, left-leaning speakers lashed out against conservative positions on a host of issues, ranging from the Racial Privacy Initiative to the potential war in Iraq. But this was no Democratic rally. Rather, it was part […]