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The Ponies Made Me Do It

Former NBA official Tim Donaghy was sentenced to 15 months in prison last week for gambling on NBA games, some…

The Next Hot Career Choice: Self-Immolation

A recent article in the New York Times ("Big paycheck or service? Students put to the test") describes a growing…

Ending Racism through Racism

According to a recent Associated Press article, black conservatives are conflicted about whom to vote for in the upcoming presidential…

Congrats, Valedictorian! Now Get Out of Our Country

A high school valedictorian in California, whose parents fled violence in Armenia when he was two years old, is being…

Raise a Glass to the American Dream: Robert Mondavi Dies at 94

Raise a glass to the American dream today, in honor of the passing of a man who achieved it. Robert…

The Helpless French Mind

A recent news article describes a new law in France which, if passed, will make it illegal to promote “extreme…

Girls Gone Mild

An article in the New York Times titled "Students of Virginity" reports on the surprising number of "abstinence clubs" popping…

Two Articles on Ayn Rand in Student Papers

Two articles published in the last two days, in major university papers, discuss Ayn Rand's ideas. The first, printed in…

Uncle Sam Wants You … to Sacrifice

Barack Obama's wife, Michelle Obama, recently offered some advice to Americans: We left corporate America, which is a lot of…

The Blasphemy of Bob Lutz

The vice-chairman of General Motors, Bob Lutz, recently told a group of journalists that global warming is “a crock of…