Author Archive for Ali Saadi
Public NewSense
Steve Doocy; New York Mets; porn industry gaffe.
Applauding a Lovable Polemicist
At the age of 71, comedian George Carlin died from a heart attack. During his career, what differentiated him from other comics and contributed to his success was his willingness to make remarks that some of his contemporaries found controversial.
Got Headphones?: iFest is Deafeningly Silent on M.E. Issues
The vibrancy that makes iFest commendable also makes the event deafeningly silent on certain issues.
Sticking it to Science: Don’t Speak Religiously and Carry A Big Stick
It is often said that religion died at the door of science.
Full ‘Speedo’ Ahead: Be Proactive to Stop Bullies
I didn’t have shorts in my luggage when I moved from Iran to Canada, and my family didn’t have money set aside to buy some. That wasn’t a problem until I enrolled in school and was marched off to P.E.
UCI Speech and Debate
Every major university needs a speech and debate team. This is why Greg Yeh, a second-year criminology, law and society and Chinese double-major, was shocked when he came to UC Irvine and discovered only the vestiges of a debilitated speech and debate team. As a result, Yeh decided to take over as president in order [...]
Ron Paul Revolutionizes Foreign Policy
On Nov. 5, 2007 an obscure GOP candidate with fringe support became national news when he raised $4.3 million in one day from one video, one Web site and the power of word of mouth. No Republican candidate had raised that much in one day.
The real news should have been that the official Ron Paul [...]
Ahmadinejad Deserves Debate
Standing in his customary grey sport coat, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad bellowed to an audience of hundreds of students at the annual ‘World Without Zionism’ conference in Tehran in October 2005. Less then a year after being elected Iran’s sixth president, what he said at this conference brought him into the international spotlight, turning him [...]
Anti-Islam Article Shows Questionable Logic
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