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Update on America’s Fiscal Crisis
Opinion Tom Rideout, '63 9/12/24 Opinion Tom Rideout, '63 9/12/24

Update on America’s Fiscal Crisis

Amidst many concerning programs, Medicare and Medicaid stand out as key culprits.

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Can Conservatives be Anti-Racist?
Opinion Kamron M. Spivey, '24 5/23/24 Opinion Kamron M. Spivey, '24 5/23/24

Can Conservatives be Anti-Racist?

Looking back on antebellum America, there is much to criticize…

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Letter to the Editor: Naming Commission
Opinion Philip Leigh 5/23/24 Opinion Philip Leigh 5/23/24

Letter to the Editor: Naming Commission

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Greek Organizations and Collective Experience at W&L
Opinion Gaius Whitfield, VI, ‘04 5/19/24 Opinion Gaius Whitfield, VI, ‘04 5/19/24

Greek Organizations and Collective Experience at W&L

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A Proactive Defense of the Traditional Honor System
Opinion Iain MacLeod, '22 5/19/24 Opinion Iain MacLeod, '22 5/19/24

A Proactive Defense of the Traditional Honor System

The modern Honor System’s self-contradictory subjectivity can only be resolved by a return to its roots in objective morality.

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Letter to the Editor: Palestine Protests
Opinion The W&L Spectator 5/14/24 Opinion The W&L Spectator 5/14/24

Letter to the Editor: Palestine Protests

Philosophy is such an impractical enterprise…

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Time is Ticking, Gazans Need Our Help
Opinion, Academic Kamron M. Spivey, '24 5/14/24 Opinion, Academic Kamron M. Spivey, '24 5/14/24

Time is Ticking, Gazans Need Our Help

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Students, Stop Protesting and Start Caring
Opinion, Academic Kamron M. Spivey, '24 5/1/24 Opinion, Academic Kamron M. Spivey, '24 5/1/24

Students, Stop Protesting and Start Caring

Pro-Palestinian demonstrations won’t achieve half as much as informed discussions…

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Did the Brits Get Conservatism Right?
Opinion, Academic Patrick France, '25 5/1/24 Opinion, Academic Patrick France, '25 5/1/24

Did the Brits Get Conservatism Right?

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Whom does the Board think they’re convincing?
Opinion Jeffrey Duke Southmayd, '73 4/30/24 Opinion Jeffrey Duke Southmayd, '73 4/30/24

Whom does the Board think they’re convincing?

The university no longer honors George Washington and Robert E. Lee, so stop telling us you do…

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Teaching Civil Discourse
Opinion John Tucker, '77 3/29/24 Opinion John Tucker, '77 3/29/24

Teaching Civil Discourse

Picture an environment where ideological opposites rationally search together for solutions without ad hominem attacks or temper tantrums…

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Sink or Swim?
Opinion John Lane, '74 3/28/24 Opinion John Lane, '74 3/28/24

Sink or Swim?

My own years at W&L taught me all too well the importance of strong swimming skills…

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A Misguided Approach
Opinion Henry Haden, '25 3/18/24 Opinion Henry Haden, '25 3/18/24

A Misguided Approach

President Biden’s border policy damages more than his polling.

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Expand the CPD office to properly support politics majors
Opinion Foster Harris, '24 3/18/24 Opinion Foster Harris, '24 3/18/24

Expand the CPD office to properly support politics majors

With inadequate attention, many students simply abandon public service aspirations…

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How Conservatives Can Win the Corporate Culture War
Opinion Evan Cecchini, '25 2/29/24 Opinion Evan Cecchini, '25 2/29/24

How Conservatives Can Win the Corporate Culture War

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Cartoon: “Keep It At Bay!”
Cartoons, Opinion an anonymous student 2/29/24 Cartoons, Opinion an anonymous student 2/29/24

Cartoon: “Keep It At Bay!”

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Becoming a Conservative, an American, and a General
Opinion Roger A. Dean 2/18/24 Opinion Roger A. Dean 2/18/24

Becoming a Conservative, an American, and a General

My journey to the W&L faculty taught me valuable lessons about excellence and open dialogue…

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Mock Con: Room for Improvement
Opinion Margaret Alexander, '24 2/16/24 Opinion Margaret Alexander, '24 2/16/24

Mock Con: Room for Improvement

While there was a lot to enjoy — from the pageantry to the parade — there was also a lot that could be improved…

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Cartoon: “George and Bob Nominate Trump”
Cartoons, Opinion an anonymous student 2/16/24 Cartoons, Opinion an anonymous student 2/16/24

Cartoon: “George and Bob Nominate Trump”

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The Continued Necessity of Intellectual Freedom
Opinion Alex Kagan, '27 2/6/24 Opinion Alex Kagan, '27 2/6/24

The Continued Necessity of Intellectual Freedom

As Congress scrutinizes top colleges, freedom of speech and thought remain vital pillars of higher education…

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