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When Humor Thwarts Fact

By The Editorial Board October 4, 2013

Social media have been abuzz all week with commentary on the federal government shutdown. With Facebook and Twitter feeds dominated by memes, one-liners and other satire, it’s worth taking time to reflect...

HOLLANDER: Negotiation a Smarter Way to Play Politics

By Evan Hollander October 4, 2013

In 1997, just one year after the most recent government shutdown, the comedy "Wag the Dog" was released, with a plot centered on a fictional president launching a war against Albania to distract the public...

GADEA: Division Derails Congress

By James Gadea October 4, 2013

When I voted Republican, I asked for a small government, not a petty one. Over the past few weeks, however, Congress has given us just that: a trifling government of power-hungry individuals with no regard...

Tea Party’s Policy Flawed, Not Their Methods

By Taylor Coles October 4, 2013

For good reason, the government shutdown has been dominating the national consciousness over the past week. Throughout the nation, pundits and media figures have, with varying degrees of vitriol and irony,...

GOP Has Moral High Ground in Shutdown Fight

By Daniel Kendrick October 4, 2013

It has been alleged that the Republicans in the House of Representatives are holding the country hostage by refusing to approve any budget fully funding Obamacare. This accusation is an absurd calumny,...

An Immature Strategy

By Pat Curran October 1, 2013

Everyone had "that" friend as a kid. You know who I’m talking about. The one who demanded a re-do after tossing a football straight to the other team because "the sun was in my eyes!" The one who...

Senator Tester Discusses Government Shutdown

By Matt Gregory October 1, 2013

While his colleagues in Congress spent the evening negotiating the looming government shutdown, Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) spent Monday night in the Mortara Center addressing student questions on the...

DC Braces for Possible Shutdown

By Rebecca Driessen September 27, 2013

With the possibility of a federal government shutdown looming Oct. 1, Congress is scrambling to negotiate a deal that would raise the debt ceiling. But with compromise in short supply on Capitol Hill and...

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