Caleb Weingarten

Perhaps there is no better time to write than our present moment. Readers of the opinion section have probably become accustomed to seeing these ‘recruitment’ articles and this piece will not be any different.

I have written columns on philosophy in the past, but it has recently come to my attention that I should probably write about it more. More than that, I should encourage others to think about philosophy and its role in their life.

This small pamphlet written by Umberto Eco ended up in my hands in Florence, Italy, the birthplace of Dante, and roughly 200 miles south of the birthplace of Italian fascismo. Eco, one of Italy’s eminent intellectuals, had plenty of experience living under Mussolini’s regime and this brief polemic outlines his idea of what fascism is...

If you happened to walk by campus Tuesday, you may have noticed the exuberant and bigoted display by Christian folks who, for presumably some “divinely inspired” reason, were compelled to gather on our university campus solely to spew hate and disseminate fear. A question I received after this theater display was one regarding the role of free speech in and is what led me to write this article and explain my reasoning of why I firmly believe that free speech is necessary in any healthy and functioning society.

I guess I write for a multitude of reasons, many of which are unconscious and indescribable to me, or, in other words, internal motivations that arise in an unknown location inside of my mind. I know that much. You often hear writers say they can’t present a bullet-pointed description of what compels them to write, that writing comes about when you feel like it is something you must do against all else. My experience speaks to me in this same tone. It tells me not to question the writer’s impulse, but only to investigate it.

You may have seen an article about a student-made election model and prediction in the Daily a couple of weeks ago: this model was created by us, the students in POL S 4600, in an attempt to predict who will win the U.S. presidential election Tuesday. We have released an updated prediction based on election...

Kamala Harris speaks at a town hall Oct. 6, 2019, at Iowa State.

A scathing review of last Tuesday’s presidential election was articulated by none other than the twice-tried, twice-denied presidential candidate from northern Vermont. Sen. Bernie Sanders, who, unsurprisingly, extended his tenured position in the U.S. Senate, took to the Boston Globe and tattered the already devastated, heartbroken and largely ineffective liberal and progressive left Sanders writes:...

A review of Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt’s groundbreaking book.

One can only hope that by the time President Joe Biden departs office, there still exists an office to depart. This is not hyperbole or fear mongering. Biden’s decision to authorize the use of ATACMS missiles against Russia by Ukraine is startling and highly irresponsible. It also marks the latest escalation between NATO and Russia.