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Questions for These Times

Posted on November 30, 2009 by Norene Griffin

Why did this happen to him?

Why did it happen to me?

Did he deserve it?

Did I deserve it?

A Friendly Reminder

Posted on November 28, 2009 by Trent Strong

An updated revision of MLK’s famous speech.

State Dinners and “Reality”

Posted on November 28, 2009 by Alex Halpern

I was incredibly insulted when I found I was not invited to the State Dinner this last week. A night to honor the historic relationship between the United States and India and I, Alex Halpern, foremost champion of Indo-American relations have been left off the list?

I Got Funked

Posted on November 21, 2009 by Colleen Hendricks

Dear Ladies,

I am not sure if I’m excited or depressed that I have another report for you.

But I can’t keep it in… this story must be told…

Full of Glee

Posted on November 19, 2009 by Alex Halpern

It is no secret amongst the people close to me that my tastes in music and film run to the saccharine. I am a devotee of ballads and love songs and the kind of romantic comedies for which most men boast their disdain.

An Influential Simpson

Posted on November 19, 2009 by Aaron Piatt

I did not know Steve all that well, but I knew him enough to see that he was a good man. I did not see him as often as I would have liked but he made an impact on my life none the less.

The Long and Winding Mid-Life Crisis

Posted on November 17, 2009 by Dominic Cardenas

In the spring of 1996, my dad bought a new car. It was no ordinary car though; it was a BMW. Prior to that, our automobiles had been almost exclusively Ford products.

Customer Service is Dead

Posted on November 17, 2009 by Sara Chamberlin

The problem might be that I assume you’re an imbecile from the start. And I’d like to say that’s unfair but honestly, I’m usually right.

A Libertarian Perspective on Abortion

Posted on November 17, 2009 by Dan Linehan

Most libertarians are pro-choice, but some feel that the act of abortion breaks the non-aggression principle because the mother seems to be attacking the fetus.

On Being Zen

Posted on November 14, 2009 by Alex Halpern

I know people that are unflappable. People that can take any news well, that can weather any storm. When they are fired from a job or hit by a truck they seem to suffer no ill side effects. They treat these things as simple, trivial facts of life. They are enlightened to the utmost. I am not one of these people.