Monday, April 1, 2002

The Optimistic Future: The Skeptical Environmentalist

On BjØrn Lomborg's best selling book. "Unlike previous works on the environment, The Skeptical Environmentalist promotes a very optimistic view of the world, debunking the doomsday claims that have come to define our status quo impression of the environment."

Revisiting Reparations

David Horowitz's book on slavery reparations. Horowitz reasons that, because there are no living former-slaves, the present-day Americans who would have to bear the brunt of the costs have no connection to slavery. And, during the slavery era some blacks were free men and even slave-holders themselves. Thus, reparations is no longer a good idea.

Handguns: Fighting for Freedom

The Violence Policy Center and its founder and executive director Josh Sugarmann have outdone themselves once again. Their newest contribution to the anti-gun canon is the book Every Handgun Is Aimed At You.

In Brief: Revisiting Truman Capote

Capote experimented with writing fiction, historically-based pieces and short stories. 'A House on the Heights,' manages meld with his other writing, but this story offers a unique glimpse of Capote.

Israel's New Best Friend

Pandering or not, Hillary Clinton has metamorphosed from the most prominent advocate of Palestinian statehood to a reliable Israeli hawk—at least for as long as she represents New York in the Senate.

T-Model Ford: Keeping the Dream Alive

'The woman's job is no matter what the man does, she gots tuh stands it.' So sings octogenarian (depending on whom you believe: every source disagrees on his age), womanizing, Jack Daniels-swilling, convicted murderer T-Model Ford, who occasionally slums as a blues singer. Ford is a self-proclaimed master of the 'one-chord stomp.'

Public Printing System Debuts

Given a choice, some students would use GreenPrint and others would continue to use the old-style system for its myriad conveniences. So long as it receives significant usage, the College should maintain the old-style print system.

Letters to the Editor

Response to Hamilton College and Kick @$$ Party articles, and more.