Tag Archives: President Obama

Protesting Disillusionment

Protesting Disillusionment

When I walked along Pennsylvania Avenue on my way to work last spring, I was more captivated by the big white structure Concepcion faced than her makeshift white plastic tent. I dismissed her encampment as quickly as I did the graphic anti-choice abortion trucks that cruise D.C., without the annoyed disgust.

Cradle of Civilization and Crucible of Strife

Cradle of Civilization and Crucible of Strife

For a presidential candidate who campaigned on a message of “change,” President Obama’s Middle East/North Africa speech reaffirmed, for the most part, a commitment to the old order.

Excuse me, Sir, but Where’s my Change? – Foreign Perception

Excuse me, Sir, but Where’s my Change? – Foreign Perception

This will be a recurring column discussing the actions of the Obama Administration. Many feel that President Obama will not be able to completely fulfill his campaign’s promise of “Change”. And they’re right. When he falls short, and when he succeeds, we will discuss it. Today’s topic is foreign perception: Tomorrow in London, the G-20 [...]

The Economics of Marijuana Legalization Revisited – Obama Online Town Hall

The Economics of Marijuana Legalization Revisited – Obama Online Town Hall

Last week I wrote a blog piece about CMC Profs signing onto a petition to have economic effects brought to light in any marijuana legalization debate. Here are the salient points: Among co-signers of the petition are Nobel Laureates and three CMC professors: Milton Friedman, The Hoover Institution, Stanford University – Nobel Laureate George Akerlof, [...]


Published with support from Campus Progress. CampusProgress.org

Copyright © 2012 Claremont Port Side.