THE BEGINNING econ student receives the best introduction to the subject of monopolies before he even begins a class -- the $3.4 billion racket that is the college textbook industry.
HIDDEN amid the sweeping rhetoric and rousing imagery of President Bush's second inaugural address was a supposed declaration of American values: "All who live in tyranny and hopelessness can know: The United States will not ignore your oppression, or excuse your oppressors.
AS NEW Year's becomes a more and more distant memory, we're all reminded how hard it is to keep our resolutions.
THIRTY-TWO years ago this past Saturday marks the tragic anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision in Roe v.
AMID WIDESPREAD terrorist attacks, Iraqi elections, key to the U.S. plan for democratizing Iraq, are scheduled to take place Jan.
OUR NATION'S Social Security program, much like the PATRIOT Act, was named with its own self-defense in mind.
ONE IN four Americans live in poverty, and 2.5-3.3 million Americans spend the night in a homeless shelter every year.
ALTHOUGH President Bush's inauguration has drawn criticism for its high price tag, a much more serious issue has been largely ignored.
ONE OF the more interesting fallouts from the recent election season barely concerns President Bush or the ambitious second-term agenda that is dominating Washington's pockets of power.
THIS SATURDAY denotes the 32nd anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court decision Roe v. Wade. While we've all heard the overplayed mantra from the left about women's constitutional rights with respect to the practice of abortion, few stop to consider the actual effects of abortion on women.
BETWEEN commercials for Levitra, Cialis, Zoloft and several other heavily advertised drugs, CNN announced that the FDA approved on Dec.
AS WE BEGIN 2005, Thomas Nast's 19th century caricatures of the two parties remain unchanged. In Nast's view, Republicans were like elephants; with their long memories, they never ceased reminding Americans that they were the party of Lincoln.
'TIS THE season of making and breaking New Year's resolutions. Maybe you're going to shed those 15 pounds (really, you mean it this time) or go to the gym four times a week (four, one, what's the difference?). Perhaps this is the year for increased volunteerism, or cutting back on stress.
LAST YEAR marked the debut of"Christmas by the numbers." This year, in an effort to be more inclusive, I am proud to present "Chriskwanukah by the Numbers." 1st: Current ranking of "Christmas" on the Lycos Top 50 Searches list after getting trounced throughout the holiday season by "Paris Hilton" last year.
TOM WOLFE says that "you can never go home again," but home is where we're headed in a week or two.
DAVE BARRY once wrote, "College is basically a bunch of rooms where you sit for roughly two thousand hours and try to memorize things." I've decided that this is mostly true.
IT'S THAT time of year again. The "joy" of the holiday season is upon us. In just over one week, we'll all head home for an eagerly anticipated, and in most cases, well-deserved vacation.
FROM READING the news in various weeks, one thing is clear: U.Va. has a problem with sexual assault.
BANNED from the classroom: the Declaration of Independence. Before you do a double-take, let me assure you, it's no mistake.
IT HAS become standard operating procedure for those on the radical left to tar anything they disagree with as "racist." The war to oust al Qaeda from Afghanistan?
