Plato overstated his case when he called poetry a form of madness, and he didn’t see modernity coming when he suggested banishing poets from the Republic. Annoying as they—we—are, poets [ … ]

Policy initiatives have a way of bringing up issues other than the ones they’re intended to address. President George W. Bush’s proposal to restructure Social Security–some pronounce “restructure” as “reform” [ … ]

If you’re a guy who has ever brushed a female off because you didn’t want to hurt her feelings or stopped calling because you were no longer interested, then shame [ … ]

If any country’s got it coming in the next year or two it’s Syria. Now let’s forget that they’ve made our little campaign in Iraq a lot harder then it’s [ … ]

            Why has Ward Churchill caused such a stir at Hamilton College?  Sure, Ward Churchill’s essay, “’Some people push back’ On the Justice of Roosting Chickens,” suggested that the people [ … ]

Think the girls in the city had it tough?  Try flipping the script.  It’s one thing to date and have sex and enjoy the temporary gratification, but it’s another to [ … ]

Think the girls in the city had it tough?  Try flipping the script.  It’s one thing to date and have sex and enjoy the temporary gratification, but it’s another to [ … ]

I can’t say I remember too much from Mr. Watson’s high school algebra class. In fact, I had no business being there at all. I wanted to take remedial math [ … ]

I can’t say I remember too much from Mr. Watson’s high school algebra class. In fact, I had no business being there at all. I wanted to take remedial math [ … ]