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Politics, News & Issues > War in Iraq War in Iraq: Has the proposed withdrawal of allied troops from Iraq come too late?: 1 of 25
When has it ever been too late to restore people to their families, without interference from foreign governments and foreign peoples? Both Iraqis and Americans want to go home and be at peace, and we've little right to deny them that. But at the same time, how will the region stabilize if we don't stay? Shouldn't we have pul... More..
Arts & Humanities > Horror, Mystery & Suspense Book Reviews: "Twilight" series, Stephenie Meyer: 2 of 31
Teenage novels usually lack any sense of drama that is grounded in real world physics. A note left in a locker doesn't cause the girl's knees to buckle, a dropped tray in the cafeteria doesn't cause the world to spin off its axis, and a first kiss doesn't cause the participants to spontaneously combust. It's hard to find an e... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Government & Policies Are gun control laws compatible with the Constitution's right to bear arms provisions?: 2 of 23
Gun control laws are necessary to keep others safe. Most people assume that gun control laws mean the state will automatically take away all firearms that have any power. Yet this is not the case at all: gun control is meant to make people use common sense and safety.There is a reason fully automatic weapons have been prohibi... More..
Politics, News & Issues > War & Peace Should America or other powers charge for liberating the oppressed in other countries?: 4 of 32
The root of "liberation" is "to liberate" - to make free, to unburden. If we begin charging for actions we take when "liberating" another country, then we totally undercut the meaning of what we're actually doing. Not only is the meaning lost, but so is any trust between countries.Take Germany during World War I. A bunch of p... More..
Entertainment > TV Show Reviews TV show reviews: Most Haunted: 1 of 6
Every once in a while, being the victim of my mother's television gives me a gem: Discovery's The Deadliest Catch, TNT's The Closer, any British Comedy shown on PBS, so on and so forth. This time it gave me nothing but a headache and a suspicion of anything with "haunted" directly in the title.The Travel Channel's Most Haunte... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Sports News & Opinion (Other) Should collegiate athletes receive payment for competing in college athletics?: 6 of 31
The first and foremost reason a person should go to college is for an education. At the college I attend, men and women's university sports take up to six hours of practice per day. This leaves little time for studies and social interaction, but it is something they choose. Why? Because they get a full scholarship.Yet so many... More..
Arts & Humanities > Horror, Mystery & Suspense Book reviews: It, by Stephen King: 1 of 4
While Stephen King was rising into his legendary fame, he wrote the overwhelmingly complex novel IT. IT is as ominous as it sounds an evil comes to haunt Derry, Maine, killing random children by feeding on their fear until his prey turns on him. Though mostly known as Pennywise the Clown, IT becomes a flexible unknown, transf... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Beowulf: 8 of 28
There is a lot of buzz about Beowulf, and rightly so. Toy Story beat it as a full-length computer animated feature, but Beowulf is still a first for the medium. It is the only such film to have a PG-13 rating and has the possibility of being rated even harder by the time it is released on DVD. Many are lauding the advances in... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: The Transformers (2007): 35 of 104
Childhood-dreams-turned-technological-spectaculars have been a dime a dozen lately. They've even made Winnie the Pooh into a 3D adventure, for Pete's sake. It seems nothing is sacred, untouchable, or unfathomable. Not everything was made for a digital revolution, but no one seems to be able to sit on their hands long enough t... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Hot Fuzz: 14 of 40
I'm not much of a movie-goer, but as soon as I heard the newest addition to the Edgar Wright/Simon Pegg repetoire was coming out, I made an exception. Best known for Shaun of the Dead (2004), the two released an all-new homage to over-the-top cinema, this time focusing on the police melodrama.Hardcore and career-absorbed Serg... More..