Reflections of a CR Chair
Friday, May 9th, 2008An article by Ben Clark, graduating senior and former chair of the Emory College Republicans.
As I leave Emory, I wonder how many students, like me, came in search of a structured, intellectual environment only to find that appreciation for, or even understanding of, Western civilization is all but taboo in intellectual circles today.
Throughout my college […]
CR Composition Corner: McCain will win
Friday, April 25th, 2008Amy Kaufman, the president of the St. Louis University College Republicans, predicts a John McCain victory in November:
Former President Calvin Coolidge once asserted that, “collecting more taxes than is absolutely necessary is legalized robbery.”
The upcoming presidential election is plagued with political, economic and social issues, most of which can be tied to the economy. […]
CR Composition Corner: It’s not the critic who counts…
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008A piece written by former California College Republican chairman Ryan Clumpner, responding to recent criticism of his leadership and the state of the California College Republican (CCR) Federation:
“It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled, or where the doer of deeds could have done better. […]
CR Composition Corner: A CR’s case for Mitt Romney
Wednesday, February 6th, 2008Mitt Romney embodies both competence and ideology
By Mytheos Holt and Eugene Wong
Twenty years ago, the current Governor of Massachusetts Michael Dukakis declared to the Democratic National Convention that the time had come for the country to consider “competence over ideology” in its selection of the successor to Ronald Reagan. Apparently, the country listened to this […]
A College Republican account of an Obama speech
Sunday, November 25th, 2007Provided to us by a CR Nation mole, below is an artilce written by Clint Peterson - a candidate for TX CR Federation Chair - and published in The North Texas Daily newspaper.
I know feelings concerning Mr. Peterson run very strong in the longhorn state, but lets try to keep the comments, if any, to […]
CR Composition Corner: DL on the EU
Monday, November 12th, 2007Dennis Lennox has submitted an article commenting on the European Union’s open border policy.
With nine new countries joining Europe’s so-called “free movement zone” one cannot forget the serious threat to national security posed by open borders.
As I wrote in the Financial Times (link for inserting: http://search.ft.com/nonFtArticle?id=050709001059) shortly after the 2005 terrorist attacks in London, the […]
A Challenge to Democrats over Partial Birth Abortion
Thursday, November 8th, 2007Credit this to Morgan Wilkins –
What is a Partial-Birth Abortion?
The definition of partial-birth abortion in H.R. 1833 is “an abortion in which the person performing the abortion partially vaginally delivers a living fetus before killing the fetus and completing the delivery.”
A number of physicians were involved in the drafting of this language to […]
Why I Joined the Army by Morgan Wilkins
Friday, October 26th, 2007I recently joined the U.S. Army and will be leaving for basic combat training in a matter of weeks. My decision to enlist has been met with responses that range from dissatisfaction to confusion to admiration. But among those who do express their opinions, one question pervades, “Why did you do it?”
Some people have asked […]
CR Composition Corner: Controversial topics critical to hold an intellectual debate
Friday, October 19th, 2007Written by John Cunningham, an officer in the Bowdoin College Republicans, for the Bowdoin Orient.
Galileo did not promote intellectually stimulating debate. That is the conclusion a certain liberal student’s logic on why the Bowdoin College Republicans (BCR) should not invite far right speakers draws. In a debate with a conservative student and me, said liberal […]
CR Composition Corner: I did it for the comments
Tuesday, October 16th, 2007While I think Morgan Wilkins is an OK gal and writes good stuff now and again, and while I think this article is good, the reason I post it is because of the feedback she received.
After reading the article, check out my top three responses that were posted on the facebook note of […]
