Author Archive for David Syatt
Political Cult Invades UCI: Don’t Be Deceived
You see them on campus with signs proclaiming the evils of the Bush Administration. You listen to their words and believe that they’re preaching freedom and liberty. And now, after being arrested during a protest at UC Irvine, you think that they’re martyrs for the First Amendment. However, do not be tricked by the LaRouche [...]
Abstinence-Only Sex Education Fails to Teach Truth
Doesn’t the old saying go that we have to make the future a better place for our children? Well, with a new bill signed by Wisconsin’s governor Jim Doyle forcing sex-ed instructors to teach children that the only ‘safe sex’ is abstinence, there may be no future children to worry about.
Of course, this is not [...]
Requirements Unnecessary
I’ve done my time. In order to avoid taking a foreign language in college, I took three years of French in high school.
Three years in a class taught by a phlegmatic, 70-year-old woman who told us how great the war in Iraq was because her husband was an
Young’s Latest Is a Heart of Tarnished Gold
Neil Young, with his unmistakable voice and melodic lyrics, has been a constant staple in American music. But his latest album, ‘Living With War,’ which is wrought with controversy because of its strong political statements, seems to be more of a gimmick
Spanish Anthem Nothing New
Voicing their strong opinion and flexing their united strength, thousands of Hispanic immigrants skipped work on May 1 in order to attend a nationwide protest known as ‘A Day Without Immigrants.’
Politics Dictate Disapproval Of Marijuana by the FDA
Partisan politics has once again leaked into the medical community.
The Food and Drug Administration has recently issued a statement declaring that marijuana has no medicinal value and can no longer be prescribed to patients by doctors.
The Drinking Age Limit Reconsidered
Everybody went to Mexico for Spring Break. Even President Bush and the Canadian prime minister went to discuss immigration and border policy. I, however, was there not to debate immigration, but rather to jump over another border, chiefly the border of Am
Pro-Lifers Use Religious and Sexist Reasoning
South Dakota’s Gov. Mike Rounds (a Republican) recently signed a bill banning abortions in nearly all cases, including rape and incest. Though this bill will be opposed and hopefully overturned before its induction on July 1, this law is a bad omen of thi
Holocaust Denier Punished
Amid the chaos that has erupted throughout the world over the question of free speech, a new controversy has sprung up in the country of Austria, where British historian David Irving was arrested for publicly denying the Holocaust.
Whittington Should Apologize for Shooting
On Feb. 12, a horrible accident occurred on a private Texas ranch. During a hunting excursion, lawyer Harry Whittington accidentally forced 65-year-old Vice President Dick Cheney to apologize.
