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Reflecting upon the War on Terror
January 2nd, 2009The question is not whether terrorism is effective. Instead it’s a matter of putting terrorism (and terror) into perspective. Terrorism is a weapon of war, the choice weapon for the militarily weak against the militarily strong. As such, it is effective, or at least raises the costs of engagement. What terrorism is not is an ideology. It has nothing to say about how societies should be governed or how people should live their lives. And therefore it is not something we can defeat. Defeating terrorism is not like defeating communism, but instead like trying to defeat blitzkrieg warfare. Read More
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The New Years "T" test!
December 31st, 2008In honor of New Years quizzes everywhere, and the publications that shaped this year in the news, CMYK presents the T-time quiz. Read More
When National News Meets Local News
December 26th, 2008Well, one more semester has come and gone. Cornellians have left campus for what seems like an ever-shortening winter break, bringing a snowy emptiness over East Hill. It’s been an eventful semester here at Cornell. Read More
Pressure Lending
December 22nd, 2008Many are up in arms about President Bush’s decision to allocate up to $17.4 billion of TARP money to the U.S. automakers, and rightly so. However, this only represents about 5 percent of the first $350 billion of TARP funds. The real issue at hand is why the economy, and specifically credit markets, has yet to improve despite all of the government’s efforts. Read More
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Review: Razer Destructor Mousepad
December 22nd, 2008Most gamers don't think of their mouse pad as a key ingredient for success. Hardcore gamers know better, though. The Destructor is a firm pad with a hard, low-friction coating on the top and a soft rubber coating on the bottom. It is my third gaming mousepad, replacing my previous Razer eXactMat. This one even comes with its own carrying sleeve, which helps it give off that 'high-end' feel. Read More
Newsweek Distorts the Bible and a Lot More
December 11th, 2008Over the past couple of days, my mind has not been on gay marriage; it has been on an operating systems project. But even with my reclusive studying habits this week, I still have caught wind off the recent controversy over the latest Newsweek cover story by Lisa Miller, which alleges that the Bible actually supports gay marriage. Now I acknowledge that NewsWeek has the right to print whatever it wants, but that right has never been conditioned on the quality of what they write, a fact which has become manifestly evident when I read the cover story. Read More
Sea Grapes, Evolution and Science
December 9th, 2008Scientists have recently discovered one of the largest single-celled organisms in the seafloor of the Bahamas. Why should you care? Because it's providing new insights into evolutionary history. Read More
A Color Craze
December 8th, 2008If any of you thought the color looked a little odd on the front and back pages of the last paper, you were correct. John C. Schroeder '74, the Sun's production manager and all around press guru narrates explanations for the oddities in the paper caused by a mistake made by The Sun's printing press partners, The Leder. Read More
A Test for Obama and the World
December 6th, 2008“Watch, we’re gonna have an international crisis, a generated crisis, to test the mettle of this guy.” Vice President-Elect Joe Biden said these words only several weeks ago and it seems, at least in part, that his prophecy has come true. The recent terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India are really a test for not only President-Elect Obama, but for the world. The manner in which all parties involved choose to respond to these attacks may well determine the course of the War on Terror. Read More
Secretary Clinton in an Obama Cabinet
December 3rd, 2008I have to admit when I heard the possibility of Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State I thought it was a ridiculous choice. Here’s Senator Clinton, who in the primary bragged about “coming under gunfire” in Bosnia and whose “deep” foreign policy experience included tea with such foreign leaders as President Obama’s foreign policy chief. But then I thought about it a little more and realized that it is a shrewd political choice that aims to neutralize the Clintons and their followers within the Democratic Party. Read More
