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Posted on November 8, 2009 by Libertas Staff
By Monika Chopra
Many conservatives say that those of us who are Liberal are idealists. Recently, after receiving this label for the nth time, I started thinking about what it actually means. The concept of labeling liberals as ideal became perplexing. The different ideologies of either side, in my opinion, lend more to the inverse [...]
Continue ReadingPosted on November 8, 2009 by Alex Holodak
As this election year heats up, the race for New Jersey’s Governor begins to tighten as both campaigns begin to push their messages via press releases, speeches, and political endorsements. Meanwhile, the media throughout the state and nation are taking notice. News outlets are now focusing on New Jersey voters and the strategies of the [...]
Continue ReadingPosted on November 8, 2009 by Annie Drelles
On a beautiful October day two weeks before the most decisive day of his political career, Jon Corzine held a rally for Rutgers students at the College Avenue Gym. In order to gain momentum among student voters, Corzine had former President William Jefferson Clinton join him. Many of us Rutgers students remember Bill Clinton as [...]
Continue ReadingPosted on November 8, 2009 by Libertas Staff
By Ajay Kumar
The much-worshipped cornerstone of Republican economic policy is the ‘trickledown theory’, religiously followed ever since the advent of Ronald Reagan. Put simply, the idea is that if the rich and the corporations are given tax cuts and various benefits they will stimulate the economy by investing their money, and hiring people so their [...]
Continue ReadingPosted on November 8, 2009 by Charles Wasserman
Around the nation, all eyes are on New Jersey because we are one of only two states with governor’s races this year. Me? I’ll be voting for Jon Corzine, and here are a few reasons why. [Full disclosure: I did work for the governor’s campaign over the summer.] Corzine has added tens of thousands more [...]
Continue ReadingPosted on July 17, 2009 by Libertas Staff
The President of the Rutgers Democrats, Alex Holodak, was scheduled to give a speech of his own with Governor Corzine and President Obama at the rally in Holmdel, NJ. Due to time constrictions with the President, Alex did not actually get to speak. While this allowed the crowd to have more time hearing from President Obama, we think Alex wrote an amazing speech and deserves to have it out there for people to at least read.
Continue ReadingPosted on May 18, 2009 by Charles Wasserman
Obama releases Bush-Era torture memos, yet does not push for investigations…
Continue ReadingPosted on April 27, 2009 by Charles Wasserman
“I do.”
With those simple pithy little words, a lifetime commitment begins. Once married, couples also stand to gain an array of legal benefits. These range from hospital visitation rights to certain tax benefits. In 2004, Massachusetts became the first state to recognize that every loving couple, straight and gay, deserves the opportunity to have [...]
Continue ReadingPosted on April 27, 2009 by Josh Kiel
The Obama Administration: a time of change, a new era of bi-partisanship, getting together and feeling all right…
Not quite.
We have a new president who campaigned on changing the way Washington works. He follows a president who never once considered the opinion of the opposition and yet, almost three months into his presidency, what has happened? [...]
Continue ReadingPosted on April 27, 2009 by Naomi Michaelis
You have been elected with 51.7% of the vote in your district, what do you do now?
Since arriving in Washington, DC, freshman Congressman John Adler (NJ-3) has been assigned to the House Committee on Financial Services and Veterans’ Affairs and the Committee’s subcommittees for Capital Markets, Domestic Monetary Policy, and Oversight and Investigations as well [...]
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