Remember the Alamo?

It’s everywhere: traditional American icons are under attack. The Founding Fathers, early settlers and explorers, and war heroes were power-hungry, genocidal, or criminal. Some, like Rosa Parks, have managed to endure. But there is an ever-growing list of the once-revered who are now unfit to be honored in this politically correct day and age. Among them, my childhood hero: Davy Crockett.

McCain’s League of Democracies

Cramped into a subterranean auditorium, Senator John McCain (R – AZ) addressed scores of Hoover fellows, local Republican donors, and journalists and gave one of several major policy addresses he has delivered in the last month. He began his address by alluding to the pervasive change American revolutionary ideals have affected around the globe: “Our forebears… kept faith with the eternal principles of our Declaration of Independence against the evils of despotism, fascism, and totalitarianism.”

Imagining the “King-Chavez” Coalition

On April 23 in Kresge Auditorium, Stanford witnessed the fourteenth annual commemorative celebration “¡Viva César Chávez!” co-sponsored by El Centro Chicano, MEChA, the ASSU Speakers Bureau, VPSA, and the César Chávez Commemorative Committee.

Our Future, Up for Grabs

According to former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, the entire Western world is at a crossroads. Whether we notice it or not, the future is unfolding before our eyes and is still at least partially within our control—for now. In Gingrich’s view, one would be naïve to assume that this is simply another point in time where the world seems complex but will right itself naturally. Rather, the former history professor argues, we are at a junction comparable to the American Revolution, the Cold War, or another defining moment in our history.

Why We Fight

During the Cold War Ronald Reagan said, “Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same.”

Billy Jean King Commemorates Title IX’s 35th Anniversary

Men and women need to walk hand-in-hand, side by side, said former world number one female tennis player and current women’s rights advocate Billy Jean King in an interview with La Doris Cordell. The interview, held recently at Maples Pavilion, was meant to commemorate the 35th anniversary of Title IX.

All or Nothing

The tragic Virginia Tech massacre has sparked a national debate over gun control. Although some have suggested that gunman Cho Seung-Hui’s mental problems may have been a primary cause of the V-Tech massacre, addressing the gun issue is the most practical way to prevent similar tragedies in the future.

Camp Stanford

Welcome to Camp Stanford where for a mere $265 a day, you can receive three hours of classes, three meals, and a roof over your head---all for just $265! (Disclaimer: some classes, meals, and roofs are better than others.) Act now because rates are rapidly rising. Last year, tuition increased six percent, and next year tuition is slated to rise another five percent.

The Armchair General’s Surrender

On April 20, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) stated, “I believe myself that the secretary of state, secretary of defense and -- you have to make your own decisions as to what the president knows -- [know] this war is lost and the surge is not accomplishing anything as indicated by the extreme violence in Iraq yesterday.” The senator’s statements were hardly surprising, coming after extensive Congressional maneuverings to cripple or at least denigrate the administration’s strategy for Iraq. Still, Reid’s candid admission of defeat (not his defeat, mind you) should shock a level-headed observer of the ongoing conflict in Iraq. The shortsighted statement betrays a refusal to acknowledge moderately encouraging signs in the field.