Opinion
George Packer, New Yorker staff writer and Mother Jones columnist, wrote what is possibly the best piece of work on the Iraq war in The Assassin's Gate: America in Iraq in 2005. In the book, Packer traced the ideological beginnings of the war in so-called neo-conservative thinkers like Robert Kagan and the scandal-plagued Paul Wolfowitz through to the realities of the invasion and ensuing insurgency. Packer's analysis focuses on the lives of Iraqis - thinkers, idealists, ordinary folks - and everyday American officials and soldiers, offering a stunning glimpse at the differences in the expectations and conclusions of both groups. »
There is something I want people who invest a belief in global warming to make note of: the month of March. According to weather.com, March 2007 was one of the coldest Marches in the last decade. »
Over Easter weekend my family celebrated my maternal grandparents' fiftieth wedding anniversary. Being around a couple who have been married for half of a century really made me want to find someone who I can be married to for that long. »
submitted by Beatrice Vanni
Aaron Crossen's article "Islam, modernity can coexist" really got to the point of what needs to happen in Turkey. I have lived and worked in Istanbul for almost nine years and have been in and out of the country since 1982, and I have witnessed all the ups and downs the country has undergone. »
submitted by Dong Won Kwak
My name is Dong Won Kwak, and I am the president of the South Korean Student Club. On Thursday, March 29, we performed Samulnori, which uses traditional Korean instruments for Intercultural Night. »
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