Courtney Stevens

May 29, 2007

Amnesty Fails as a Realistic Option

By Courtney Stevens

The population has become concerned enough over the 12 million and growing population of illegal immigrants to force the issue to Congress' attention for the second time this year via the McCain-Kennedy Immigration Bill.

May 22, 2007

Drug Campaign Eliminates Role of Parents

By Courtney Stevens

Thousands of public high schools across the country are now eliciting regular and mandatory urine samples to test for drug use among their students.

May 15, 2007

Americans Falsely Claim Tolerance

By Courtney Stevens

Values. As a society, a community, a campus and as individuals we have embraced and espoused a selection of values that we collectively esteem.

May 8, 2007

Candidates Disappoint With Debate

By Courtney Stevens

The three front-runners that have emerged from the 10 Republican candidates that swarmed the stage of Saturday's debate appear to be Rudy Giuliani, John McCain and Mitt Romney.

May 1, 2007

Wal-Mart Keeps Low Prices, Brings Gains

By Courtney Stevens

Despite the fact that Hillary Clinton called the retail giant a "mixed blessing" in Saturday's debate, Wal-Mart is unquestionably good for both America's economy and America's people.

April 24, 2007

Poor Aren’t Poorer

By Courtney Stevens

The old affirmation that "the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer" is a claim frequently bandied about in the rhetoric of politicians on the left, and, I am sure, many of your professors.

April 17, 2007

Ignorance Proves Dangerous for Politics

By Courtney Stevens

Because the most recent survey from the Pew Research Center has indicated that only about two-thirds of Americans could correctly identify their state's governor - roughly the same amount who could correctly identify Bey...

April 10, 2007

Eminent Domain Law Is Unjust, Dangerous

By Courtney Stevens

Were you aware that you live in a country that can seize your private property if it deems it appropriate?

April 3, 2007

Immigration Laws Hinder Border Safety

By Courtney Stevens

U.S. Border Patrol officers more closely resemble crossing guards than law enforcement officials.

March 6, 2007

Demonizing American Leaders Is Ineffective

By Courtney Stevens

Although it has been popular to spout anti-American sentiments abroad for some time now, the recent upsurge in Americans themselves contributing to this dialogue is both embarrassing and extremely damaging.

February 27, 2007

Artificial Prices Can Be Deceiving

By Courtney Stevens

Let's pretend that the existing welfare state is necessitated by the existence of those in need of financial or other assistance.

February 20, 2007

Protesters Convey Mixed Messages

By Courtney Stevens

I hope that those who participated in Thursday's strike against the war have sufficiently convinced themselves that they were taking part in a greater cause rather than simply indulging in their own laziness and taking a...

February 13, 2007

Healthcare For All Isn’t Exactly Equal

By Courtney Stevens

In recent weeks healthcare has become the center of political debate and the likely target for impending reform. The renewed call for universal healthcare represents another manifestation of Americans' sense of entitleme...

February 6, 2007

Minimum Wage Raise Not a Blessing

By Courtney Stevens

Praise for the new, higher minimum wage reveals a nonexistent understanding of the basic functioning of a free market economy in Congress and among voters. Instead, it shows the Democrats' commitment to choosing solution...

January 31, 2007

Democrats Fail to Create Iraq Strategy

By Courtney Stevens

The resolution condemning the troop surge in Iraq, passed by the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations last Thursday, is only another unfortunate exhibition of politics compromising the promotion of the nation's bes...

January 23, 2007

Liberty Belle: Intelligence Begins with the Children

By Courtney Stevens

While it is certainly true that standards in college have dwindled in recent years, this trend is an obligatory response to coddling in the K-12. Because universities cannot issue failing grades to a majority of students...