Opinion

Boos & Bravos: July 31

Mother Nature eats up the Gulf oil slick, Tempe Town Lake events are a "go," and summer comes to an end — all this and more in this week's "boos and bravos."

By Editorial Board | July 30, 2010

The Disclosure Act threatened First Amendment right

The DISCLOSE Act would have done nothing but stomp our First Amendment into the ground. We need to cure our politicians, not the special interest groups tempting them.

By Brian Anderson | July 30, 2010

Two-letter Republican slogan offers 'no' solution

The mid-term strategy coming from the right seems to be simple – no, no, no.

By Andrew Hedlund | July 30, 2010

Government: when bigger is not better

Every day I wake up and ask myself why our government is so big, and every night I go to bed and ask myself why it is so ineffective.

By Brian Anderson | July 25, 2010

DREAM Act will help illegal immigrants, economy

Passing the DREAM Act is only fair to the students it affects and our nation’s economy.

By Andrew Hedlund | July 25, 2010

Editorial: Tempe's Dust Bowl

Water might be the key that started the city’s engine, but ASU is the fuel that keeps the engine running.

By Editorial Board | July 25, 2010

Editorial: Spoken right

Freedom of speech is a concept our Founding Fathers learned from the U.K. Have they forgotten its importance? Unrestrained expression is a pillar of free society.

By Editorial Board | July 18, 2010

Proposition 203: the weed initiative, part II

Proposition 203 will legalize the use of medical marijuana as prescribed by a physician. I do support the bill, but residents must support it for the correct reasons.

By Brian Anderson | July 18, 2010

Cap and trade: the conservative solution

Conservatives have run from an environmental policy that appeals to their fundamental, free-market values.

By Andrew Hedlund | July 18, 2010

Stimulating economy is a matter of pragmatism, patriotism

June’s dismal employment figures – the country lost 125,000 nonfarm jobs, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics – raise questions concerning the state of the economy.

By Andrew Hedlund | July 11, 2010

Proposition 203: the weed initiative, part I

Proposition 203 will legalize the use of medical marijuana as prescribed by a physician. I do support the bill, but residents must support it for the correct reasons.

By Brian Anderson | July 11, 2010

As the court proceedings draw closer and America awaits a verdict, we at The State Press hope the court fight doesn’t draw attention away from the real issue at hand: fixing our nation’s immigration system.

By Editorial Board | July 11, 2010

Editorial: Dream now or dream on

Like the president, we at The State Press would like to voice our support the DREAM Act, which will hopefully save some of our fellow students from deportation.

By Editorial Board | July 5, 2010

Cry me a river, and thou shalt be forgiven

There may be no crying in baseball, but when celebrities get caught in the public limelight for doing something wrong, crying seems to be the trump card of forgiveness time and time again.

By Dustin Volz | July 5, 2010

The cap-and-slave debate, part II

Integrating a system of cap-and-trade is the Cadillac of bad decisions.

By Brian Anderson | July 5, 2010

Taking on immigration in a practical sense

While I am abhorred that our state would pass something as repulsive as SB 1070, the Justice Department should not sue Arizona.

By Andrew Hedlund | July 5, 2010

Boos & Bravos: June 28

Bravo to the ASU baseball team and coach Tim Esmay. Boo to Arizona wildfires.

By Editorial Board | June 27, 2010

The cap-and-slave debate, part I

The Gulf of Mexico oil spill has nothing to do with climate change. Unfortunately, the current administration is using it to push through cap-and-trade.

By Brian Anderson | June 27, 2010

No Clean Elections means ordinary citizens get their clocks cleaned

Thanks to the Supreme Court, Arizona’s state elections will now be ruled by dollar signs, not ballots.

By Andrew Hedlund | June 27, 2010

Editorial: Graduation blues

Graduation is coming, and, for a lot of us, it’s more like a walk to the gallows than a day of celebration.

By Editorial Board | June 20, 2010

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