Liberals must move on and forward

By Joel Lanceta / November 5, 2004

I woke up Wednesday morning, having spent the night before drinking

Anti-Zionism rages at Columbia

By Molly Schranz / November 5, 2004

Most campus activism right now has been centered around the election, but at Columbia University another kind of controversy is taking place. Recent events have proved that an announcement in May of the previously anonymous sponsors of the Edward Said chair at Columbia University was just the beginning of the unraveling of Columbia’s relationship with...

Second-term advice for the returning president

By George Anesi / November 5, 2004

Dear President Bush: Congratulations. You now bear the responsibility of a second-term president. This means you are responsible for both the future of our country, and are also accountable for the baggage that your administration will bring with it from its first four years in the White House. As someone who both supported and opposed...

Meet the anti-anti-American New Yorker

By Phoebe Maltz / November 5, 2004

Is it possible to be a native New Yorker, one who loves the city, who feels culturally aligned with “blue America,” who reads the Times, who is for gay marriage, who wears a lot of black, who orders espresso drinks with skim milk, who is nevertheless deeply disturbed by the sentiment, common among New Yorkers,...

A call for liberal conversation with the Right

By Emily Alpert / November 5, 2004

It’s generally assumed that get-out-the-vote efforts work to the benefit of the Left. Younger, more transient voters are less likely to be registered, and more likely to vote Democrat. In this election, particularly, liberals assumed that voter registration and turnout were a top priority. As we plastered campuses with information, looked up polling places, and...

To the losers

By Maroon Editorial Staff / November 5, 2004

With exit polls showing that moral values influenced the 2004 election results more than both the economy and national security, Democratic voters have been left wondering whether their values have effectively been kept out of the government’s decision-making for the next four years and beyond. Despite the almost 50-50 split in the country, Republicans could...

Requiem for a jaded citizen

By Ryan Uricks / November 2, 2004

As millions of Americans head to the polls today, it is befitting that we take a look back. Through this year, we have seen the most volatile and vicious campaigns conducted in recent memory. Billions of dollars have been spent attacking each side, while the American people have looked on. Today we seek closure, yet...

The economics of the health industry have begun to fail America

By James Sams / November 2, 2004

The discourse in America right now over drug re-importation schemes involving Canada and Europe is largely misguided. The issues raised concerning safety are barely worth mentioning and easily mended with factory inspections. What is needed is a serious discussion of the economics of the health industry and how the market has begun to fail America.Laura...

Celebs work the campaign trail

By Patrick Burke / November 2, 2004

As the 2004 presidential election winds down, both President Bush and Senator Kerry have increasingly turned to pop culture to enhance their images. President Bush has recruited California “governator” Arnold Schwarzenegger to campaign with him in Ohio. John Kerry has requisitioned Bruce Springsteen to energize his campaign. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bruce Springsteen are no ordinary,...

GOP will preserve American dominance

By Feliks Pleszczynski / November 2, 2004

Fifty years from now, how will historians look back on today’s election? My hope is that they will see it as a test America passed, when as a democracy we chose to keep our place at the top of the world. November 2 is a moment of truth. There are two paths to choose from:...

We live under a faith-based presidency

By Hollie Russon Gilman / November 2, 2004

For a few weeks now I have been trying to get to the heart of why this election seems so very important. Granted, this is the first election that I have voted in and it is the only campaign I have ever been a part of. However, something much larger is at stake here. The...

Here’s to four more years of Bush

By Barney Keller / November 2, 2004

Presidential elections often boil down to the question that Ronald Regan raised in the 1980 presidential race: “Are you better off today than you were four years ago?” The answer to that question right now is no. We feel less safe than we did four years ago. The economy has declined to a level far...