Dennis Prager Reveals Anti-American Pathologies
Noted conservative radio personality Dennis Prager spoke about anti-Americanism and anti-Zionism at Stanford's Jordan Hall on May 8th. At the invitation of the Stanford Jewish American Alliance (SJAA), Prager spoke to a crowd of approximately 300 about the growing cultural war at the root of the above two "isms," which identified as "pathologies." ....Full story in Front Page.....by Sam Shapero

Viennese Ball Double-Charging Sparks ASSU Constitutional Action
Last month the student body voted to give Special Fees of around $2 per person to the Viennese Ball. However, due to a recent decision by the ASSU Constitutional Council, the Viennese Ball's days on the Special Fee ballot may be numbered. ....Full story in News.....by Ryan Wisnesky

The Trap of Partial Reason
A fundamental liability of intelligence is that it is susceptible to partial rationality. Many people set their minds to the task, not of following reason and evidence, but of picking and choosing those bits of reason and evidence that seem to gravitate in favor of what they presume to be right or in their interest. ....Full story in The Rawls Report.....by Alec Rawls

"I Pledge Allegiance...to Erm?"
The Reverend Dr. Michael Newdow visited Stanford on May 6th to espouse his views to an audience of a few dozen in an event sponsored by the newly formed Stanford Atheist/Freethinker Society. ....Full story in Odds and Ends.....by Gary Raichart

Good Government?
It is truly gratifying to see investigative reports pay dividends with reform. A year of negotiation by the Review's ex-Editor-in-Chief Henry Towsner allows us to report on the financial status of SSE right as the ASSU undertakes to redress constitutionally questionable practices by Special Fee groups. It appears that we have come upon one of those rare moments in which we can actually congratulate student government instead of haranguing it as usual. ....Full story in Editorial

Letters
Probably the most disappointing thing about The Rawls Report on racial profiling was the amount of assumptions that were made by Mr. Rawls. But I'll have to get back to that, and just move through the article, because that's the quickest way. Maybe I'll just make a list: ....Full story in Letters

Smoke Signals
Volume XXX in Review...

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