Cold-hearted conservatism

I anticipated that my interactions with poverty would make me more progressive in terms of my economic views. In turns out that the exact opposite happened.

By Lauren Salz | Apr 21 08:11 pm ET

The daily mugging

Burdensome taxation limits citizens’ choices by interfering in voluntary transactions between individuals.

By Lauren Salz | Apr 8 12:43 am ET

Think twice about Plan B

The consequences of taking Plan B are possibly as dire as the consequences of having an abortion.

By Lauren Salz | Mar 24 07:59 pm ET

Don’t Start Playing the Funeral March Yet

I have a message for Columbia liberals: conservatism is far from dead.

By Lauren Salz | Mar 3 10:14 pm ET

Love at First Listen

Friends of mine who go to other colleges sometimes ask me, “Don’t you hate it there? It must be so hard.” They are, of course, referring to the infamous legacy of left-wing radicalism at Columbia that is so antithetical to my own political views.

By Lauren Salz | Feb 17 10:37 pm ET

A Seat of One's Own

I recently read A Room of One’s Own, a classic essay by Virginia Woolf based upon a series of lectures Woolf gave to women’s colleges at University of Cambridge.

By Lauren Salz | Feb 3 10:01 pm ET

This Awful Thing Called Ideology

I felt slightly out of place as I walked through the crowded streets of Washington, D.C. Everyone seemed to be wearing some sort of Obama paraphernalia.

By Lauren Salz | Jan 21 12:14 am ET

Counting Our Blessings

One of our Thanksgiving traditions is when my dad goes around to all of my relatives and asks them what they are thankful for this year. Before we eat dinner, he reads everyone’s answer aloud, but keeps the person anonymous. Some answers I expected—my spouse, being an American, the Steelers. One answer I did not expect—not much.

By Lauren Salz | Dec 2 10:43 pm ET

Yes on NROTC

The last and only time Columbia’s football team won the Rose Bowl was in 1934.

By Lauren Salz | Nov 18 09:38 pm ET

To the Next President, Whoever You Are

Dear Mr. President-Elect,

I am writing this letter before any results are in, but my message remains the same, regardless of the winner of this historic election.

By Lauren Salz | Nov 4 09:43 pm ET