The Weekly World: Ratzinger’s retirement
Rumors run rampant about the resignation of the recent pope, Mr. Joseph Ratzinger, aka Benedict XVI. Since he hasn’t officially stepped down yet—it’s more like a papal two-weeks notice, not […]
Articles by Chris Robertson
The privilege of calling out “male privilege”
If you are reading this article before 12:30 p.m., you can attend a lecture right here at Bellevue College in D-106 today about the pervasiveness of a somewhat ambiguous blight […]
The Weekly World: Internet Regulations
“The Internet is quite simply under assault,” was the way Federal Communications Commission member Robert McDowell put the situation last month. As early as last February, McDowell had been warning […]
Personal safety first on Valentine’s Day
In a relatively safe and affluent area like Bellevue, it is easy for students to forget scary numbers.For example, in 2011 there were on average more than 392 violent crimes […]
“Multiculturalism” under the guise of “diversity”
“We have encouraged different cultures to live separate lives, apart from each other and the mainstream. We have failed to provide a vision of society to which they feel they […]
The Weekly World: Who are the Neocons?
In the realm of political dialogue, there are very few terms that carry the derogatory weight of the accusatory label “neocon.” In debates, calling someone a neocon is often all […]
Misogyny v. Autonomy: A response to opposers of integration
“Don’t send our daughters into combat,” proclaimed Kathleen Parker in last Monday’s Seattle Times, describing the decision to allow women to work in combat roles within the military as an […]
The merits of rigorous coursework
Nothing demonstrates the spiritual gutting of the purpose of education as thoroughly as the proliferation of online accreditation “courses.” If we look at a brief history of education, it becomes […]
The Weekly World: Cautious hope for Uganda
We should all be thankful that the proposed “Christmas Present” of East African Policy proposed last year didn’t pass, but the battle is far from over. Indeed, the ever-controversial anti-homosexuality […]
Killing diversity with diversity
“I sat in my chair, stated my opinion and then I shut up,” said Aaron Malec from his office chair in the Veteran Office in Student Programs last December. “I […]
The Weekly World: Malfeance in Mali
While it is generally true that the US-led coalition force in Afghanistan dealt a powerful blow against Al Qaeda, the transnational Islamic terrorist organization is far from dead. In the […]
The Flu: Dangers of reality and imagination
The casual phrase “it’s that time of year again,” betrays something of a cultural dismissal of the seriousness of the flu virus in the United States; ‘oh, it’s just the […]
Regarding the constitutional controversy on campus
Coming to school after a long and hopefully relaxing Christmas Break, talking about politics, law and freedom may seem to be kind of an agonizing prospect; perhaps not unlike being […]
The Weekly World: “The Cliff We Won’t Mention by Name”
In The Seattle Times and on Twitter; on CNN and on the lips of that news-obsessed friends always talking about politics, just about everyone seems to be obsessing over it. […]
Guest lectures give your money’s worth
We all know how much tuition has gone up in recent years. Even between fall and winter quarter of this school year, tuition has jumped a few hundred dollars for […]
An icy tradition in the making
Most people have heard of the “Polar Bear Plunge” – a freezing dip into lake and ocean waters that chills you to the bone… and perhaps other, more sensitive parts […]
The Weekly World: The “war on Christmas”
There are many conflicts going on right now. In Syria, at least 40,000 people have been killed in a bloody civil war. In Gaza, a tenuous peace has only just […]
A quarter of art in review
With the quarter coming to a close to an end, most students seem to be ready for a break. It’s been a long stretch of school, but particularly so for […]
Problem in paradise: Gaza
While reading about the ongoing and escalating conflict in Gaza, I was reminded briefly of an old German advertisement skit in which two couples are walking towards each other in […]
The Weekly World: Fascism’s New Spartan Face
In Germany, it was the mysterious visage of imagined ancient Nordic supremacy, a chiseled face both beautiful and determined, intricate and hard. In Japan, it was the compelling vision of […]