Democratizing, With Caution
Like iron filaments passing through a magnetic field, nation-by-nation the world is being realigned. The present, more than any time past, stands out in history as the heyday of democracy. More »
Wednesday, May 09, 2007
Mockery is Not the Answer
I had a completely different column written for today. It was a satirical piece poking fun at the platforms of a number of the Student Assembly presidential campaigns, and was probably my favorite piece I’ve written all year. While I am sad it will not be published, I decided to replace it with what you are reading now because I felt compelled to respond to Jacob Baron ‘10’s most recent op-ed (“Colbert for SA President,” May 8). More »
Regaining the Right Role
Perhaps Churchill’s best observation was that democracy was the very worst system of government imaginable — except for all the others that had ever been tried. We seem to be entering a period when this will prove true even in the limited context of alumni involvement in Dartmouth’s governance. More »
Criticism requires solutions
To the Editor: Jacob Baron ‘10’s suggestion that students write-in Stephen Colbert as a choice for Student Assembly president is completely off-base (“Colbert for SA President,” May 8). I think it’s fair to criticize the SA as a “nonentity” and a joke of an organization; however, if you’re going to criticize something you have to offer a solution that amounts to something better than “mockery is change so vote for Stephen Colbert.” If Baron has such contempt for the current slate of Student Assembly candidates, then perhaps he should have considered getting some guts and using his op-ed to offer himself as a write-in candidate to reform the organization. More »
