Healthcare has rated high among internet searches over the past year. The Patient Protection & Affordable Healthcare Act, signed yesterday by President Obama, has elicited both celebration and vocal animosity. Inevitably, many against healthcare reform (to quote political analyst John Oliver) “would rather die of a curable disease…
March27
Blessed Are The Peacemakers
I know not what joys await us there, what Radiancy of glory, what light beyond compare. Those are words from a Latin Benedictine hymn heaping praises upon the biblical city of Jerusalem. Today, this promised land of gold sits silently atop mounting frustrations and misconstrued faiths…
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…
November8
Corzine, Christie and the Media
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…
November8
Clinton Comes to Rutgers
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 the president of our childhood, so we were excited to see him appear in person at our fine school, whether or not we supported his policies.
