Columns

Carty '15: Empathy over egotism

White guilt: the assurance that your fair skin color pegs you as prejudiced.  

Asher '15: Bloody, bloody Israel

Down the street from each other in Jerusalem lived two families, both named Harel, both with sons named Yuval. Though both Yuvals were the same age, their families didn't know each other, and as a result they didn't know that both were fighting with the Israeli Defense Forces in the 1982 Lebanon War. ...

Davidson '14: The problem with a 'bipartisan' education

Note: This column is a revised version of the original column, which was published by mistake. The Herald regrets the error.

Hudson '14: Major in debt

Newlon '14.5: Let's get personal

Mitt Romney likes to talk about "personal responsibility." So let's talk. "There are 47 percent of the people who will vote for the president no matter what," Romney said in a leaked video from a May fundraiser, "(They) believe that they are entitled to health care, to food, to housing, to you name ...

Tennis '14: Do more by doing less

College provides a great opportunity to learn from your peers as well as your professors. Every day, I am impressed by the thoughtfulness and eloquence of my fellow students, and I feel truly honored to attend a school where the student body is contemplative and involved. "Getting involved" is certainly ...

Ingber's Rebuttal: Is the United States the greatest country on earth?

Ingber '15: Is the United States the greatest country on earth?

Sola's Rebuttal: Is the United States the greatest country on earth?

Sola '14: Is the United States the greatest country on earth?

When considering this concept, two quotations spring to mind: "I believe in American exceptionalism, just as I suspect that the Brits believe in British exceptionalism, and the Greeks believe in Greek exceptionalism," President Obama said on his 2009 overseas presidential trip. And the second: "Every ...

Rosenbloom '13: The truth about pre-professionalism at Brown

Brown Divest Coal: Let's get the coal industry out of the Brown endowment

Corvese '15: Afraid of fraud

In April, Rhode Island held its presidential primary, in which new laws required voters to bring photo identification to polling booths. At the beginning of September, Democratic congressional nominee Anthony Gemma accused opponent Rep. David Cicilline, D-R.I., of committing voter fraud. And just a ...

Brundage '15: When I say 'fiscal responsibility,' you think what?

Romero '14: Let's talk about relationships

"Well, you know how it is with him - he's in a monogamous relationship so he barely has any time for his friends."

Katz '14: Why Brown should have minors

Like most Brown students, before arriving on campus for the start of the semester, I spent time playing around on Banner. With two concentration requirements set, I had two courses to choose from among over 40 academic departments.  

Drechsler '15: Should the Bush-era tax cuts be repealed for the wealthiest Americans?

Brundage's Rebuttal: Should the Bush-era tax cuts be repealed for the wealthiest Americans?

Drechsler's Rebuttal: Should the Bush-era tax cuts be repealed for the wealthiest Americans?

Brundage '15: Should the Bush-era tax cuts be repealed for the wealthiest Americans?

In fiscal year 2011, government outlays totaled approximately $3.83 trillion while revenues totaled only $2.57 trillion, leaving the nation with a nearly $1.3 trillion deficit. At this point, a common goal among most ideologies is to eliminate this deficit. The two methods of reducing the national deficit ...