This coming from a federal judge. Apparently, now the Congress can regulate “mental activity”????? What?!?!? As previous Commerce Clause cases have all involved physical activity, as opposed to mental activity, i.e. decision-making, there is little judicial guidance on whether the latter falls within Congress’s power….However, this Court finds the distinction, which Plaintiffs rely on heavily, [...]
As many know, with the DADT Bill repealed, many elite (elitist?) universities are considering putting ROTC back on campus. At a town hall for such a decision at Columbia University, Anthony Maschek got up to speak. Maschek is a freshman at Columbia, as well as an Army staff sergeant who was shot 9 times in [...]
The most dangerous place for a child in this world is a mother’s womb. Over 50,000,000 American babies have been aborted since 1973, which means that about a third of our generation is missing. The media plays it down, ignoring the great international holocaust that our country is contributing to.
Easily the most common criticism of Vanderbilt students claims that they are apathetic. Whether it’s a lack of appetite for politics, excessive concern for superficial and social considerations, or grade-grubbing with little concern for intellectual growth, accusations that Vanderbilt students lack connection to “the real world” abound. For many students, however, this could not be [...]
The conservatives voted into the 112th Congress unanimously promised to work to repeal Obama’s health care reform bill in order to set the stage for a more free and prosperous United States. A quick snapshot of the situation in 2011 reveals that those in the House have certainly got their work cut out for them. [...]
February 6th marks what would have been President Ronald Reagan’s 100th birthday. Not surprisingly, many Republican leaders are celebrating Reagan’s legacy and past. For instance, Sarah Palin at a recent tribute to the former president emphasized his principles of limited government, lower taxes, and personal freedoms. Meanwhile, she criticized the President Obama for not following [...]
The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) currently rates Vanderbilt University as a “red light” institution because of several university policies. The red light designation is reserved for universities with at least one policy that “both clearly and substantially restricts freedom of speech. “ A red light policy is classified by FIRE to be [...]
Two weeks have passed since Egyptian protesters took to the streets in opposition to President Mubarak. Led by former U.N. weapons inspector Mohamed ElBaradei and the fundamental Muslim Brotherhood, the ensuing riots have complicated international relations across the Middle East—and in the United States, as the American people question the Obama administration’s role in the [...]
When Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) was shot in the head, all of us were absolutely horrified. We were all shocked that a deranged lunatic attempted to assassinate one of Arizona’s most prominent politicians. Our eyes remained glued to our television screens and our computers, and we all breathed a sigh of relief when the doctors [...]
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