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Piotr C. Brzezinski
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Hooray for Materialism
Primed by inspirational speakers and self-congratulatory messages, it’s difficult to go through graduation without feeling the need to save the
Striking Zealotry
The proletariat’s chains are crumbling; the scales of false consciousness have fallen—make no mistake, the workers of the world are
Open the Gates of Vienna!
In a world mercifully distant from Cambridge, an obsession with demography has taken hold: Religious conservatives are hysterically decrying the
If No One Flies, No One Dies
Mothers torn from their children, babies crying, arbitrary checkpoints, heavily armed guards, abusive and supercilious bureaucrats, and futile pleas for
Filthy Lucre and Clean Elections
Much wailing and gnashing of teeth greeted presidential candidates’ record-smashing first-quarter fundraising totals. Hillary led the pack with $26 million,
A Post-Christian America
Christians have better sex. At least, that’s according to the Heritage Foundation, which recently released a study that claims religious
SWAT State
What provoked 88-year-old Kathryn Johnston to grab her gun and open fire in the middle of the night? Maybe it
SLAMming The Unemployed
As in years past, last September heralded a new crop of eager freshmen, short-lived enthusiasm for classes, and the renewed
Predictions
The Crimson’s editorial board puts its slightly scuffed crystal ball to work. Michael B. Broukhim ’07 Editorial chair Drew Gilpin
Drunk Until Proven Innocent
Admittedly, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) is a tough group to oppose. It represents the forces of good (mothers) against
CD of the Week: The Decemberists, "The Crane Wife"
5 Stars Like watching a child learn how to ride a bike, fans watch their favorite indie band move to
The Final Stretch
EDITOR’S NOTE The Annotations section is meant to convey a smattering of impressions, written by Crimson editors, on a certain
Liquids on a Plane!
Ah compatriots, rejoice! Breathe the fresh air of freedom: The government is now letting us take liquids on-board airplanes. Alas,
Banzai! Die for Empress Thatcher!
LONDON—“Death and glory,” cry kamikaze conservatives, thundering about taxes, immigration and crime. Not in the U.S., of course—our right-wing fundamentalists
We Hollow Men
Fantastic stories often stray into fantasy—who knew? As if faux-memoir writer James Frey weren’t enough, hip literary circles have been
