Gays entitled to equal rights
Gay people exist. They have existed throughout history. They function in society just as heterosexuals do: filling jobs, paying taxes and participating in production and… Read more »
Writer archives: Devon Petley
Bush lies keep on coming
Last night's long-winded State of the Union address was typical of George W. Bush - full of lies, half-truths and disinformation. The 54-minute speech was… Read more »
Politics 101: Center is not left
In yesterday's Daily Orange, columnist Brian Oppenheim wrote, '[Howard Dean] can't win the big race in November unless he sheds his newfound liberalism and shifts… Read more »
Bush leading U.S. to fiscal judgement day
The deceitful politics and careless economic policy of President George W. Bush are putting America on a path to fiscal destruction. But if all you… Read more »
Impoverished nations suffer from FTAA
The Free Trade Area of the Americans is currently holding meetings that have serious ramifications for the global economy. FTAA is a proposed expansion of… Read more »
Why we should care about issues
Since I began writing this weekly column, many have questioned my politics. Some complain I am too radical, off the deep end. Some think I'm… Read more »
Racism alive and well on SU Hill
Racial insensitivity of the caliber Syracuse University witnessed over the Halloween weekend is something that should have died with the racist practices of an age… Read more »
Political future of U.S. hinges on 2004 election
In the aftermath of unprecedented economic prosperity, the United States must decide on its future. The 2004 election has many implications globally, but many concerns… Read more »
New world order at stake in 2004
The collapse of the Soviet Union more than a decade ago brought a welcome end to the Cold War. But as the Berlin wall fell… Read more »
'Free' trade system unsustainable
The time has come for a reorganization of the North American Free Trade Agreement.The globalization of economics is a trend that cannot be fought, but… Read more »
Students weigh in on paradigm shift
The new scheduling paradigm proposed by Syracuse University administration officials has generated a reaction from nearly everyone on campus. Students' reactions have been almost unanimously… Read more »
Recall damages integrity of political system
North Carolina, 1921 - The last time in American history a governor was recalled from his elected post. That is because in American democracy, citizens… Read more »
Rock and/or roll is dead
Music that has emerged in mainstream sources of entertainment in the past decade has been of quality so pitiful that we cannot conceive of it… Read more »
Iraq: Welcome to the quagmire
Back-to-back combat tours are being considered by the U.S. military for the first time since Vietnam. Sixteen of our 35 brigades are in Iraq -… Read more »
Wealthy sit on tax cut money
Under Ronald Reagan, tax cuts for the wealthy did not stimulate the economy. Under Dubya, their effects are no better. They only help the affluent… Read more »
Bush's plan fiscally reckless
On Sunday, September 7, President Bush called for $87 billion to fund emergency U.S. military efforts in Iraq. His request is grandiloquent and duplicitous; it… Read more »
There really is more to do at SU
Most graduates of Syracuse University leave the city with little knowledge of the community they called home for four years. Still, many of us complain… Read more »
'Operation Prevent' a waste of manpower
The Syracuse Police Department's continued effort to curb underage drinking is a waste of manpower, funds and time. The question is simple: Why do the… Read more »
Democrats must expose Bush's faults in upcoming election
President George W. Bush’s election “win” in 2000 left me believing the next four years would be politically uneventful. Seeing Bush as a moderate Republican,… Read more »
Black success leads to conservatism
In his April 6 speech in Maxwell Auditorium, conservative black intellectual John McWhorter met disdain and skepticism from the multi-ethnic audience. While his views are… Read more »
Capturing Baghdad tests Bush's plan
The United States' war with Iraq will be determined by the battle for Baghdad. While the fighting in Iraq has begun, the real war will… Read more »
Bush created crisis with Hussein
The claimed threat Saddam Hussein poses to the United States is invented. President Bush is gambling with the world's stability with nothing to gain.President George… Read more »
Right-winger needs to be exposed
Journalist and author Ann Coulter, possibly the most extreme conservative today, will speak and answer questions about Iraq and terrorism Wednesday night. Her misinformed hatred… Read more »
