Spencer and Pipes Explain Jihad

Over the past several years, the true meaning of the word “jihad” has become a subject of intense debate. Some say it primarily means an inner struggle, while others reject that definition and maintain that, historically, jihad has always meant “holy war,” and that this still holds true today.

The Impact of Darwinism

With the premiere of Ben Stein’s new movie, Expelled, many people are pondering the long-term impact of Darwinism on society. We touched base with two experts on the subject.

ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Interview with Bernard Cornwell

Bernard Cornwell wrote his first book, Sharpe’s Eagle, in 1981. The British novelist’s nearly fifty books have sold something on the order of 9 million copies.

April Fools: Truly Ridiculous Classes

Some departments like Comparative Studies of Race and Ethnicity (CSRE) and Cultural and Social Anthropology (CASA) are notorious for offering joke classes with titles and course descriptions that lend them ostensible legitimacy. But many of these classes are merely studies of feminism, race, or the corruption of Western civilization in disguise.

Can Zimbabwe Get Past Mugabe?

Zimbabwe, one of Africa’s most troubled nations, may witness signs of hope with recent opposition victory in parliamentary elections. However the ruling party, the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF), led by Robert Mugabe, is offering stalwart resistance to the first transfer of power in Zimbabwe’s 28-year existence as an independent state.

Editor’s Note: on REVOLUTION! and Rumsfeld

Stanford Review staffers represent all flavors of conservatism, but one viewpoint is common among us: the belief that a limited government is most beneficial for the great majority of society.

Interview with Deroy Murdock

The Stanford Review was fortunate to have the opportunity to sit down with National Review columnist and Hoover Media Fellow Deroy Murdock at the end of last quarter after a Review co-sponsored speaking event on the myths surrounding universal government healthcare.

Interview with Dr. Scott Atlas

Shortly after columnist Deroy Murdock came to Stanford to talk about universal health care, Dr. Scott W. Atlas in the School of Medicine and the Hoover Institution sat down with The Stanford Review to share his experience and opinions on health care policy in the United States.

Assessing the Sovereign Wealth “Menace”

Even while Iran stirs with new centrifuges, the Mahdi army persists in Iraq, and China continues a dodgy PR campaign to abate criticism in the shadow of the upcoming Olympic Games, many Americans are learning to distrust a new foreign menace.

The Resurrection of Russia

Many Western journalists and politicians loathe Russian President Vladimir Putin for offending liberal sensibilities on liberty and democracy. But even as Putin steps down after his term expires on May 7, he remains well-loved by his countrymen: he has never failed to win an election by double-digit margins, and his February 2008 approval rating stood at 85 percent, making him one of the most popular leaders in the world.

The Founders on God

One way biologists determine the function of a gene is by inhibiting its expression, or “knocking” it out, and observing what happens or doesn’t happen as a result. By this reasoning, some have suggested that large regions of non-coding DNA are useless because when these sequences are deleted in mice, nothing apparently happens.

Smoke Signals

Fighting entrenched liberalism is a continual struggle on campus. This month brings a few signs that we’re doing a good job.