I appreciate the interest Reed Watson has taken in my music column about The Dexateens. To stimulate frank conversation is the goal of anyone who aspires to write for the public’s consumption, and certainly...

There was an odd thematic consistency to the weekend news cycle, a potpourri of headlines linked by the concept of restoration. Fox News demagogue Glenn Beck’s “Restoring Honor” rally at the National...

Since we were old enough to drive, it has been customary to obtain small, part-time jobs in our communities. In doing this, we learn the American ideals of self-reliance, diligent work ethic and financial...

A proposed mega-mosque, to be built just two blocks from Ground Zero, has dominated political headlines for the past few months. When speaking at a dinner honoring Ramadan, President Obama stated, “I...

I don’t want to start this column off with a bunch of clichéd sayings about how glad I am to be back at The Crimson White this year. I know you don’t want to read that sentimentalist drivel, so I...

Children in the United States are sent to elementary school, middle school and high school. They then graduate and go to college or enter into the work force. However, each year 65,000 kids — who grew...

It has long been suspected that Adolf Hitler, the leader of the Nazi party and voice behind the extermination of 11 million "misfit" people, was a descendant of Jewish stock. The simple story goes that...

“I couldn’t find a parking spot in the lot behind ten Hoor today.” "Well, that should change once people stop going to class. Don’t you think?” “Yeah, I can’t wait for that to happen.”...

Treating a cold with a walk in the rain. Killing a mean cough with a pack of Camels. Halting heartburn with jalapenos and five-alarm chili. If John Maynard Keynes and his followers held a family medical...