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Whose Cross to Bear? A Rant from Dave Imbriaco
The Vatican seems to relish every opportunity it gets to stick its nose in people’s private lives, especially in decisions regarding personal health. Sometimes, however, this intrusiveness can twist the… Read more
And The Truth Shall Sustain Us For Free – Alex Yohay
One of history’s most ubiquitous urban legends is the belief that FDR’s New Deal was the reason the US was able to climb out of the Great Depression. This is… Read more
A Modest Proposal – S.Y.
As it appeared in The Medium on the first week of March, republished here with the writer’s consent. The views expressed herein are solely those of the writer. In the… Read more
What is Seen and Not Seen – Wesley James Young
I originally began this letter with a desire to take Alexander Draine to task for the economic policies he has advocated in these past few weeks. I had hoped to… Read more
As Of Yet Untitled – Alex Giannattasio
Last Wednesday morning found me where it usually does: reading the Targum over a burnt cup of Brower coffee. That morning’s issue promised to be particularly significant to me; in it,… Read more
Draine on Society – Alex Draine
On Healthcare President Obama’s recent budget proposal, as outlined in his address to the Congress, requested $634 billion to be set aside for healthcare reform. Health care reform is a… Read more
Is the Stimulus Worth It? – Preston Saks
The past week has been one of the fiscally craziest ever. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped to its lowest point since many of us were in middle school, the… Read more
Rushing to Judgement – Josh Baker
In response to the polemic article “…The Tough Get Spinning…” by Alex Giannattasio I would like to take this opportunity to respond to a number of criticisms leveled against my… Read more
No Simple High Way
By Mike Stuzynski, as edited by the Johnsonville Press. This article also appeared in second-edit form in the Daily Targum, 2/20/2009 If you’ve read any piece of political writing in… Read more
The N-Word – Alex Draine
It seems as though a day cannot go by without hearing the N-word. That’s right, I’m talking about nationalization. Even the thought of the word is enough to send some… Read more