Strangers and Neighbors
Anthony Barr On Sept. 10, the Agora Institute hosted a lecture by Rabbi Dr. Meir Soloveichik. Entitled “Religious Freedom and the Flourishing City,” this lecture, which was part history lesson, part political…
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What Grinds My Gears
Jared Maier The Long Line: It’s 12 p.m., lunch time, and I’m ready to get me some delicious well-earned sustenance. I am however halted in my noble quest by an abysmally large…
The Rise of the Intolerant Left
Ethan Rose A Social Conservatives Take History is full of examples of progressives (also known as liberals) fighting to end discrimination and intolerance. But what happens when liberal ideologies become the general…
The Issue: Benefits and Drawbacks of Unpaid Internships
Waltonian By Anthony Barr Benefits Every internship is a paid internship. That is to say, every internship provides, at least on paper, compensation to the intern. Whether the currency of compensation…
Faith Focus: Asking Questions of the Biblical Canon
Ryan Klein I grew up in an evangelical church in which I learned to trust the Bible completely. When in that same church I learned that the Bible is actually a library…
Goshen and EMU’s New Policies Demonstrate Commitment to Justice
Kit Apostolacus As Jordan Kolb wrote in “Goshen College, EMU Change Hiring Policies” on page 1-2, Goshen College and Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) both changed their hiring policies regarding LGBT faculty. Over…
The Issue: Has the Digital Age Improved Journalism?
By Ryan Klein Yes The Digital Age has improved journalism in obvious and numerous ways. Not long ago, a news story could spread only so fast and so far as…
Educating Justly
Chad Seamon Education Inequality in Philadelphia This semester, I drive into inner-city Philadelphia five days a week to student-teach at an urban school. This is the final requirement that I must complete…
Hear Here: Why All of Us Should Start Listening
She looked at me. I looked at her. Silence filled the room as my brain nervously fluttered over the last words that she had spoken. Subject? Check. Verb? Check. Question…
Still Fighting for the Vote
Elizabeth Vollmer As the 2016 presidential elections are gearing up, you may (or may not) be considering the fact that you can exercise your right to vote. Voting rights have historically been…