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    • 2011-2012
      • April 11 2012
        • A Principled Approach to Democracy Promotion
        • Full Interview with Melinda Haring
        • Should, How, Why, Can?
        • What Do We Do Once We Decide to Take Action?
        • What if We Disagree With the Will of the People?
      • April 25 2012
        • A Better Drug Testing Policy
        • Absence Policy Neglects Employment-Seeking Students
        • Kenyon’s Endowment
        • The Potential of a Group Lottery Option
      • December 7 2011
        • Faculty to Students: “Vote My Way”
        • Obama’s Tax Confusion
        • Taking Stupid Seriously
        • We Don’t Want “Those People” Voting
      • February 1 2012
        • The Fall of SOPA
        • Why Republicans Are Reluctant to Support Romney
      • February 15 2012
        • Context Matters
        • If You Wish to Make an Apple Pie from Scratch
        • Israel Approaches Zero Hour
        • Ron Paul is not the Answer
      • February 29 2012
        • A Resurgent Occupy Movement
        • Barack Obama’s 2013 Budget
        • Obama’s Defense Cuts Put Americans at Risk
        • Should the Government Be Run Like a Business?
        • Summer Sendoff
        • The Government Is Not a Business
        • What is A Person?
      • January 18 2012
        • A State of Denial
        • An Independent Look at Hazing
        • Fed Up With Peirce?
        • Health Insurance Reform and You
        • Who Was Anwar Al-Aulaqi?
      • March 28 2012
        • An Ugly Picture
        • Demystifying China’s Rise
        • Hoodies Don’t Kill People, Guns Kill People
        • Not a Split Decision
        • What We Gained From KONY 2012
    • 2012-2013
      • December 5 2012
        • Head, Meet Sand
        • Jumping Off the Ledge
        • Republicans in the Wilderness
        • The Golden Dawn
      • February 15 2013
        • Congressional Oversight
        • In Opposition to the Implementation of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
        • Metropolitan Morals
        • Observations of a European in America
        • On My Honor
      • January 16 2013
        • In Favor of the Implementation of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
        • Quentin Unchained
        • Rejecting the Known
        • There and Back Again
        • Too Sick to Govern
      • January 31 2013
        • ‘Murica
        • In Defense of Twitter
        • On Syria
        • Ukraine’s Messy Politics
        • Women in Combat
      • March 1 2013
        • A Pope Resigned
        • Dirty Investments and Clean Solutions
        • Ideology and Its Casualties
        • The Uncertain Rise of China
        • What Should We Do?
      • November 14 2012
        • On Tolerance
        • Our Election Debacle
        • Singing Red and Smashing Black
        • The Bride to Be
      • October 10 2012
        • Gambier Voter Profile: Andy
        • Gambier Voter Profile: Tamara
        • Just Like Me
        • Political Maneuvering and Conflicting Visions of America
        • The Real Injustice in Jerusalem
        • Working Class Heroes?
      • October 31 2012
        • A Shady Compromise
        • End of an Era?
        • No Exit
        • Ohio’s Chance for Reform
        • The Pitfalls of Rights Rhetoric in Political Discourse
      • September 12 2012
        • Further Complicating a Sensitive Issue
        • Obama’s Medicaid Debacle
        • Pussy Riot and the Fate of Putin’s Russia
        • Remembrance
        • Tyranny on the Temple Mount
      • September 25 2012
        • At What Cost?
        • Kenyon at a Crossroads
        • Panda Wars
        • Upon Closer Investigation
        • Why You Should Not Vote in Ohio
    • 2013-2014
      • February 14 2014
        • An Apology for the Liberal Arts
        • Fading Into the Background
        • Large and In Charge
        • Treating Ethics Ethically
        • Viki ‘и Vlad
      • January 28 2014
        • Ray Kelly, Brown University and Unchecked Privilege
    • 2014-2015
      • APRIL 16 2015
        • Bet on Rubio
        • Progressives’ Bitter Pill
        • The Case Against Standardized Tests
        • The Elephant in the Public Diplomacy Living Room
        • The Implications of Internal Migration
      • December 17 2014
        • Ayotzinapa
        • Failed Solutions
        • Not Out of the Woods Yet
        • Rutherford B. Hayes
      • FEBRUARY 11 2015
        • Brave Enough to Touch the Tiger’s Butt?
        • Eurozone in Deflation
        • The Case for Universal Pre-K
        • The Death of Democracy in Turkey
        • Three Cheers for Mitch McConnell
      • FEBRUARY 26 2015
        • Kevin Spacey and Kerry Washington Are Laughing At Us All
        • Learning to Listen
        • Sanctioned Discourse
        • Silencing Dissent
        • The Pizza Delivery Guy
      • MAY 5, 2015
        • Alternative Spring Break Rhapsody
        • Fetishizing “Quest for Justice”
        • Fingerboxes and Flame Wars
        • Representing Your Enemies
        • Walls and Bridges
  • OCTOBER 30, 2015
    • Black Bread and Caucasian Circuses
    • Crazy Kentucky
    • On Zionism
    • Point Blank
    • Uncover the Reality of the World Around You
  • SEPTEMBER 25, 2015
    • A Reflection on Balko’s “Rise of the Warrior Cop”
    • George Orwell in the Trenches
    • The Other Side, The Other Side, The Other Side of China’s Military Parade
    • Warriors Instead of Guardians
    • Watered Down
  • About
    • About the Kenyon Observer
    • Current Staff
  • Back Issues
    • 2011-2012
      • April 11 2012
        • A Principled Approach to Democracy Promotion
        • Full Interview with Melinda Haring
        • Should, How, Why, Can?
        • What Do We Do Once We Decide to Take Action?
        • What if We Disagree With the Will of the People?
      • April 25 2012
        • A Better Drug Testing Policy
        • Absence Policy Neglects Employment-Seeking Students
        • Kenyon’s Endowment
        • The Potential of a Group Lottery Option
      • December 7 2011
        • Faculty to Students: “Vote My Way”
        • Obama’s Tax Confusion
        • Taking Stupid Seriously
        • We Don’t Want “Those People” Voting
      • February 1 2012
        • The Fall of SOPA
        • Why Republicans Are Reluctant to Support Romney
      • February 15 2012
        • Context Matters
        • If You Wish to Make an Apple Pie from Scratch
        • Israel Approaches Zero Hour
        • Ron Paul is not the Answer
      • February 29 2012
        • A Resurgent Occupy Movement
        • Barack Obama’s 2013 Budget
        • Obama’s Defense Cuts Put Americans at Risk
        • Should the Government Be Run Like a Business?
        • Summer Sendoff
        • The Government Is Not a Business
        • What is A Person?
      • January 18 2012
        • A State of Denial
        • An Independent Look at Hazing
        • Fed Up With Peirce?
        • Health Insurance Reform and You
        • Who Was Anwar Al-Aulaqi?
      • March 28 2012
        • An Ugly Picture
        • Demystifying China’s Rise
        • Hoodies Don’t Kill People, Guns Kill People
        • Not a Split Decision
        • What We Gained From KONY 2012
    • 2012-2013
      • December 5 2012
        • Head, Meet Sand
        • Jumping Off the Ledge
        • Republicans in the Wilderness
        • The Golden Dawn
      • February 15 2013
        • Congressional Oversight
        • In Opposition to the Implementation of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
        • Metropolitan Morals
        • Observations of a European in America
        • On My Honor
      • January 16 2013
        • In Favor of the Implementation of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
        • Quentin Unchained
        • Rejecting the Known
        • There and Back Again
        • Too Sick to Govern
      • January 31 2013
        • ‘Murica
        • In Defense of Twitter
        • On Syria
        • Ukraine’s Messy Politics
        • Women in Combat
      • March 1 2013
        • A Pope Resigned
        • Dirty Investments and Clean Solutions
        • Ideology and Its Casualties
        • The Uncertain Rise of China
        • What Should We Do?
      • November 14 2012
        • On Tolerance
        • Our Election Debacle
        • Singing Red and Smashing Black
        • The Bride to Be
      • October 10 2012
        • Gambier Voter Profile: Andy
        • Gambier Voter Profile: Tamara
        • Just Like Me
        • Political Maneuvering and Conflicting Visions of America
        • The Real Injustice in Jerusalem
        • Working Class Heroes?
      • October 31 2012
        • A Shady Compromise
        • End of an Era?
        • No Exit
        • Ohio’s Chance for Reform
        • The Pitfalls of Rights Rhetoric in Political Discourse
      • September 12 2012
        • Further Complicating a Sensitive Issue
        • Obama’s Medicaid Debacle
        • Pussy Riot and the Fate of Putin’s Russia
        • Remembrance
        • Tyranny on the Temple Mount
      • September 25 2012
        • At What Cost?
        • Kenyon at a Crossroads
        • Panda Wars
        • Upon Closer Investigation
        • Why You Should Not Vote in Ohio
    • 2013-2014
      • February 14 2014
        • An Apology for the Liberal Arts
        • Fading Into the Background
        • Large and In Charge
        • Treating Ethics Ethically
        • Viki ‘и Vlad
      • January 28 2014
        • Ray Kelly, Brown University and Unchecked Privilege
    • 2014-2015
      • APRIL 16 2015
        • Bet on Rubio
        • Progressives’ Bitter Pill
        • The Case Against Standardized Tests
        • The Elephant in the Public Diplomacy Living Room
        • The Implications of Internal Migration
      • December 17 2014
        • Ayotzinapa
        • Failed Solutions
        • Not Out of the Woods Yet
        • Rutherford B. Hayes
      • FEBRUARY 11 2015
        • Brave Enough to Touch the Tiger’s Butt?
        • Eurozone in Deflation
        • The Case for Universal Pre-K
        • The Death of Democracy in Turkey
        • Three Cheers for Mitch McConnell
      • FEBRUARY 26 2015
        • Kevin Spacey and Kerry Washington Are Laughing At Us All
        • Learning to Listen
        • Sanctioned Discourse
        • Silencing Dissent
        • The Pizza Delivery Guy
      • MAY 5, 2015
        • Alternative Spring Break Rhapsody
        • Fetishizing “Quest for Justice”
        • Fingerboxes and Flame Wars
        • Representing Your Enemies
        • Walls and Bridges
  • OCTOBER 30, 2015
    • Black Bread and Caucasian Circuses
    • Crazy Kentucky
    • On Zionism
    • Point Blank
    • Uncover the Reality of the World Around You
  • SEPTEMBER 25, 2015
    • A Reflection on Balko’s “Rise of the Warrior Cop”
    • George Orwell in the Trenches
    • The Other Side, The Other Side, The Other Side of China’s Military Parade
    • Warriors Instead of Guardians
    • Watered Down
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