An Interview With Larry Diamond

I recently sat down with Professor Larry Diamond, a Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, for an interview. Professor Diamond served as a senior advisor to the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq in 2004. He is now a co-plaintiff with the ACLU in its lawsuit against NSA wiretapping efforts.

Editor's Note: On Integrity

Recently, our Business Manger, Navin Kadaba, gave a presentation to the staff of The Review on professionalism. Navin identified three key actions that could make our paper more professional: organization, respect for our audience, and respect for our staff. Navin’s goal of increasing the integrity of The Review is laudable—and I’m confident our staff will take Navin’s comments to heart.

Jawbreaker: a CIA Account of the War on Terror

Rarely am I as excited to get my hands on a book as I was awaiting the arrival of this one. Gary Berntsen commands an effective presence on the radio and on television, and his appearances on both convinced me to read his first-hand account of his exploits.

Managing China, An Analysis of U.S. Trade Policy

Nothing could be further from the truth than the statement that “China is functioning under a communist system” except for the claim that “China has embraced American-style free-market capitalism.” Right now China is in transition from a state-controlled economy which, at least in theory, sought to bring socialist equality to a less-regulated system where fierce competition determines survival.

Cartoon: Memory Repression

Paul Craft, a cartoonist for The Review, depicts a class on memoroy repression.

Smoke Signals

Smoke Signals addresses the door-to-door distribution situation.

APOLOGY STATEMENT/ LETTER

An article published in Issue 2 of The Stanford Review, now removed from our online content, used material without proper citation. Linked above is a statement of retraction and apology from our paper, as well as a letter from the author.

Budding Student Businesses Fight for Space

As any tour guide will proudly tell you, Stanford University has the second largest campus in the world. Coincidentally, Stanford is also home to one of the leading business schools in the country. Why then, is there no room for student businesses on campus?

Change from Above:
Can the New House Leadership Change Politics as Usual?

At the beginning of the month, the Republican House delegation selected a new Majority Leader, Rep. John Boehner (R-OH). When Tom DeLay resigned his post among legal battles, Majority Whip and Acting Majority Leader Rep. Roy Blunt (R-MO) seemed like a shoo-in.

The Virtue of Restraint: Classical Liberalism's Legacy for Third Millenium Conservatism

In the United States, conservatives rarely say the word liberal. They more often spit it. There are excellent reasons for this phenomenon, but ultimately it all rests on a misunderstanding of liberalism. This misunderstanding is not, however, the fault of conservatives.