A Recovering Liberal’s Perspective
By Jeff Hopkins ‘12 Despite what the title may imply, I’d like to begin by saying that, no, I’m not a liberal. I’m really a…
2010
The Left Left Me and It Will Not Come Back
By Kirk Jing ‘14 We’ve heard it again and again this election cycle. “Obama needs to fire up his base again.” A peculiar feeling strikes…
Toward a Theory of South Park Pragmatism
By Ke Ding ’13 In one episode of South Park, a crudely animated show that runs on Comedy Central, the main characters’ fourth- grade teacher,…
The Liberal Foundations of Conservatism
By Sterling C. Beard ’12 and Blake Neff ‘13 Conservatism has not had a good decade. It began uneasily with the election of George Bush,…
Bringing the Tea Party into Focus
By Thomas Hauch ’13 Where can conservatives possibly turn? Federal spending today has reached a level unmatched since the height of World War II (~25%…
Andrea Rugh Drifts into Relativism
By Brian C. Nachbar ‘12 The cultures of the Middle East have been highly relevant to American public affairs ever since the attacks of September…
New Hampshire’s Budget — A Primer
By Blake Neff ’13 As Oscar Wilde once put it, “Anybody who lives within their means suffers from a lack of imagination.” One institution which…
Gerecht, Wehner Speak Out Against Islamophobia
Jeffrey Goldberg deftly points out the growing conservative backlash against the frenzied ignorance of Pamela Geller, Robert Spencer, Newt Gingrich, et al on the issue…
Shameless, Elitist Nostalgia
For those of us who long for a bygone era of football fandom (an experience that is perhaps most intact at certain schools in the…
DRFC Celebrates 60th; Crushes Brown
The Dartmouth Rugby Football Club held its 60th Anniversary today with alumni and friends of the club flocking to the Corey Ford Rugby Clubhouse. Along…