In a city where the car already reigns supreme, cyclists and pedestrians just suffered another blow. Recently, the Department of Veterans Affairs decided to close access to the Los Angeles National Cemetery to bicyclists, runners and walkers alike. Read more...
Opinion
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March 30, 9:00 pm
L.A. cemetery should be open to all
Opinion
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March 30, 9:00 pm
Benefits of military spending balance cost
Man, I really hate paying my car insurance. It’s really costly, and I’m just a poor college student. It seems unnecessary, because I’m a pretty good driver (if I do say so myself). Read more...
Editorials, Opinion
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March 30, 9:00 pm
U.S. troops, not war, merit public support
Now that thousands of American troops have entered Iraq, the face of the war debate has changed. Americans must now show support for the country’s troops, not because they support the war, but because they appreciate the fact that fellow human beings are placing themselves in harm’s way for a war they might not fully support themselves or even understand. Read more...
Opinion
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March 30, 9:00 pm
Bush administration’s deception, push for war, threaten democracy
It is very curious to me why nobody has highlighted the anti-Americanism of President Bush and his fellow anti-peace warriors. The Bushites have demonstrated an absolute contempt for democracy, even as they spew idealistic rhetoric about disseminating it throughout the Middle East. Read more...
Opinion
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March 30, 9:00 pm
Control of Iraq’s oil not Bush’s goal
With the world debating the war, many opposed to military action have embraced a derisive and possibly disingenuous slogan: "No War For Oil." Shouting their four-word mantra in marching unison, the peace demonstraters succinctly capture the popularly perceived motivation of President George W. Read more...
Opinion
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March 17, 9:00 pm
Public too misinformed to decide policy
According to a 1999 Washington Post-ABC News poll regarding the 2000 presidential election, almost 25 percent of those polled did not recognize that George W. Bush and George H.W. Read more...
Opinion
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March 17, 9:00 pm
Popular opinion should guide democratic state
The New York Times recently commented that in the aftermath of the massive anti-war demonstrations across the world on Feb. 15, “there may still be two superpowers on the planet: the United States and world public opinion.” The demonstrations represented the opinions of the vast majority of people in the world, who in poll after poll have registered their overwhelming opposition to the potential war in Iraq. Read more...