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 U.S. government took steps towards buying up 40 percent of Citigroup’s stock, Starbucks started selling instant coffee for cheap prices and President Barack Obama signed into law a stimulus package that would pump $787 billion of taxpayer money into the economy.

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 the past two weeks, you’ve probably heard some use of the term ‘bipartisan’ thrown around a few times. And why not? On paper it’s a truly groovy subject, evoking images of people with different opinions shaking hands and getting along over a $4 espresso drink. If you take your cues from the popular media (and realistically, who doesn’t), it’s just …

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 people into tirades against Big Brother, socialism, and liberals.  However, upon reflection, the idea of nationalizing our banks may not be as terrible as it initially appears.

By Alex Giannattasio, as edited by the Johnsonville Press. The article also appeared in the Daily Targum,  2/23/2009, as edited by the DT staff.

In his most recent article for the Daily Targum, entitled “When the going gets tough…”, Josh Baker, or as I have known him for four years now, “Hollywood”, makes several dubious claims with regards to the current state of politics in Washington. Josh, the Targum’s consistent hardcore liberal voice, argues that the Republican Party has rudely and systematically rejected the bipartisan efforts of President Barack Obama …

By Mike Stuzynski
Editor in Chief
As read at the Demarest Coffeehouse on 2/26/09
With an increase in air, water, and light pollution since the industrial revolution, transparency in many forms is in shrinking supply.  It is only natural for such problems to carry over to the social sphere from the environmental, and so we have come to accept a lack of transparency in our University, our city, our state, right on up to infinity.  Most are willing to concede that this is undesirable, yet few are motivated to do anything serious …

By Alex Giannattasio
I’d like to talk about bipartisanship. It’s a word that has taken a lot of rhetorical abuse of late, at the hands of our elected officials and media spokesmen. During the campaign season, both senators promised that bipartisanship would be a benchmark of their new administrations. The self-styled “Maverick” of the Senate John McCain often referred to his willingness to cross party lines and “reach across the aisle” when voting in Washington. Specifically, he cited votes on torture policy in the armed forces and environmental protection. Barack Obama …