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Cuban immigration reforms will prove ineffective and dangerous

February 7, 2013
Recent Cuban immigration reform poses unlikely drawbacks.
President must put due process above security concerns

President must put due process above security concerns

February 7, 2013
As the plaintiffs of Hedges v. Obama argued, the rights of private citizens to a fair trial should always come before the government's security concerns.
Jonathan Tan/WSN

Beyoncé overshadows Super Bowl

February 6, 2013
It wasn't a surprise that most viewers were looking for a different show when they tuned in Super Bowl Weekend
Memo from Obama administration should raise questions about drones

Memo from Obama administration should raise questions about drones

February 6, 2013
A document released by the Obama administration lacks defining factors for government drone program outlines.
Courtesy of Brandon Jacobi

New Yorkers should mind personal health

February 6, 2013
With the flu epidemic spreading, many need to re-evaluate their personal hygiene.

Ban against gay Boy Scouts should be lifted

February 6, 2013
Recent policy changes in the Boy Scout membership policy allows individual troops to ban gay individuals.

Google Maps imaging further skews U.S. perception of North Korea

February 6, 2013
Satellite images of North Korea, beamed to us from Google Maps, hardily show the country in as unbiased light as one would expect.

Generation Citizen should receive NYU club status

February 5, 2013
Generation Citizen, an NYU club that is still lacking formal club status, is taking its mission to low-income and minority students in New York City public schools.
Jealousy factor: social media and self-deprecation

Jealousy factor: social media and self-deprecation

February 5, 2013
The Facebook envy phenomenon.
Chuck Hagel subject to unnecessary scrutiny

Chuck Hagel subject to unnecessary scrutiny

February 4, 2013
Since Chuck Hagel was nominated for Secretary of Defense, he has been interrogated by Senate Republicans.
Courtesy of Shamir Tanna

Rape of indian women one of many rights abuses

February 4, 2013
The tragedy the rape of indian women that seared international headlines in the past couple of weeks show that many abuses against women, both physical and otherwise, go undocumented in the international focus on the progress of women's rights.
Gloria Lee/WSN

Reddit founder’s death sheds light on information censorship

February 4, 2013
Aaron Swartz's death shows that he was the Robin Hood of information dessimation.