Replacing Rehnquist: Rhetoric and Reality

Amongst the more entrenched democracies of the world, there are few more partisan, politicized, and starkly fundamentalist Supreme Courts than the (soon-to-be) Roberts nine. Most often, political commentators attribute the characteristic traditionalism of the American Court to the Constitutional mandate of yore.

Still At War

The great historian Robert Conquest once wrote that a plural society “means allowing troublesome ideas to be presented.” Occasionally, he continued, these ideas are “a mass of demonstrable falsehood.”

Beyond FloMo Dining

Now that you newbies have settled into your rooms on campus, you’ve probably begun to notice that Dorm food, while acceptable, might not satisfy your palette the way you had hoped it would. In fact, after awhile, the monotony of Grade F chicken and rather odd looking vegetables can really start to get on your nerves.

Editor's Note

Hello and welcome to issue 2 of The Stanford Review’s 35th volume. I must say that the past week or so has been particularly exciting for me. It has been exciting because I spent the past week distributing and promoting The Review. That is, I got to see people’s reactions, face to face, when the paper physically transferred from my hand to his or her hand.

George Shultz Receives Lifetime Achievement Award

On a hot summer night in August, leaders from Silicon Valley met in Menlo Park to commemorate the lifetime achievements of former Secretary of State George Shultz. The gathering was hosted by the conservative organization Lead21, a group dedicated to providing a forum for business and community leaders to engage with politics and public policy.

Supply Side Economics

If there is one thing liberals like to whine about it is “the rich.” What’s interesting, however, is that the definition of “rich” varies from person to person. For instance, people making 30k a year might define rich to be anyone making more than 50k a year.

Book Review: A Matter of Character

David Frum and Bush at War is more about the liberation of Afghanistan than about the president, but A Matter of Character is the insightful story of a great man, from his earliest days at Andover and Yale to Valerie Plame and the 2004 election.

Joel Beinin Doesn’t Deserve Tenure

Tenure is a gift, or perhaps a right, bestowed upon professors so that they can present their work on its merits, free of political interference.  Professors, uniquely among professionals, cannot be fired simply for disseminating unpopular ideas.

Smoke Signals

Arnold is holding a special election to reform California, UC Berkely is composed entirely of racial minorities, and Che Guevera is alive and well on the Stanford campus.