Opinion
Debt or Drop Out
It is evident that the universities in this country are simply not designed for low-income students. The students with the most debt in America are…
Conservation: The Only Tool We Have
Our society has a turbulent relationship with nature, to say the least. Human expansion has historically had extremely negative effects on the environment, at least…
May. 3, 2021
The look in Derek Chauvin’s eyes
What America does, the world sees. The trial of Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd was broadcast internationally, and it was not simply…
Apr. 23, 2021
Climate Action and Nuclear Power Plants: Dangerous?
The trend of closing nuclear power plants in Japan and the EU worries me. In the fight against climate change, we need every tool at…
Apr. 23, 2021
No Exit: The American Withdrawal from Afghanistan
“The wrong war, at the wrong place, at the wrong time, and with the wrong enemy” — so General Omar Bradley described Douglas MacArthur’s push…
Apr. 23, 2021
Chauvin verdict is not the end of anything
On Tuesday afternoon, Derek Chauvin was found guilty of murdering George Floyd. The trial itself was momentous — and its outcome even more so —…
Apr. 16, 2021
Home Is Where the Heart Is
Your hometown… The pandemic has caused us to re-think many aspects of our lives. For me, it has also left time for reminiscing and rediscovering…
Apr. 16, 2021
There Is No Constitutional Right to Bear Arms
The Second Amendment to the Constitution is among the most debated 30 words in American history: “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security…
Apr. 12, 2021
Pandemic Continues, but Should Indoor Dining?
With the warm weather having arrived here in Philadelphia, more and more people are itching to get out of the house. As a result, many…
Apr. 12, 2021
Films Have Raised Us
As a culture, in America, we constantly make reference to classics films of every genre. Whether it be “Pretty Woman,” “Back to the Future,” “The…
Apr. 12, 2021
What Does Drexel University Want to Stand for?
Be careful whom you honor. The Swedish Academy gave its Nobel Prize in Literature to Gunter Grass, at the time generally recognized as Germany’s most…
Apr. 12, 2021
Hunt for Humanity
All I see right now is humans, but no humanity. Why does it feel that we are so close to the dead-end? Why have we…
Apr. 12, 2021
What Losing Socialism Has Cost Us
“Socialism” (or its even scarier cognate, communism) was for a good part of the 20th century the equivalent of what COVID has become for us,…
Apr. 2, 2021
How Close We Came to Tyranny
Spring has arrived, and a responsible federal government is back in Washington, D.C. We’d all like to get back to business, namely dealing with a…
Mar. 13, 2021
Staying connected while everything is virtual
I’d like to think that after a full year of quarantine, I’ve become an expert when it comes to virtual hangouts and connecting with friends…
Mar. 13, 2021
Editor’s Favorite: Online Access Only
As I am sure all of you know, our beloved newspaper has been publishing online since the beginning of COVID-19 in order to keep our…
Mar. 13, 2021
The Era of Minority Rule
The story of party politics in America is a tangled one, but that of the past 50 years is particularly instructive. It has been during…