Tag: Voice

By Tyler Johnson

Since the 1988 federal election when the Progressive Conservatives won their second straight government under the leadership of Brian Mulroney, no party has come close to contending with the Liberals. In 1993, Jean Chretien led the Liberals back into government and has remained Prime Minister for three straight terms spanning ten years. Chretien recently decided… Continue reading Martin’s the man for most Canadians

By Nicole Kobie

In hindsight, Calgary is a great city to hold events like the recent G8 Summit. This isn’t because the summit went smoothly, but because the Stampede never does, and we still put up with it. The people of this city would never stand for the crap that marked the ten days that were this year’s… Continue reading Calgarys western complacency

By Diana Olowa

How many times have you found yourself postponing essential things that need to be done? Whether it be a simple task or a major project, once is one time too many. It is always easier to procrastinate or defer the things that life requires us to do, but in doing so we gamble with the… Continue reading An essential element

By Malwina Gudowska

“Mid-life crisis” is a term most of us are quite familiar with. Bob, a hard-working family man, turns 50, feels the need to re-evaluate his life and suddenly panics. He proceeds to dye his hair blonde, buy a convertible and cheat on his wife. What Bob may not know is his son, 25-year-old Bob Junior,… Continue reading Blissful post-graduate abyss

By Meraj Abedin

Ariel Sharon, the Prime Minister of Israel, has a fear. It isn’t new Palestinian guerrilla tactics that scare him, nor is it the growing number of refusenik Israeli army officers. So what is Mr. Sharon so fearful of? Peace. Nothing threatens Sharon more. And that’s why I believe Mr. Sharon will reject the most recent… Continue reading Sharon’s worst enemy is peace

By Nima Tabatabai

President Bush put on a brilliant display of diplomatic failure with his State of the Union address on Jan. 29. By referring to Iraq, North Korea, and perhaps most stupidly Iran, as the “axis of evil” he has set himself up for confrontation and criticism. Not only do these three nations fail to pose a… Continue reading Washington spewing dangerous rhetoric

By Michael Leung

After nearly five years of working as a quasi-journalist, it’s still a marvel to contemplate the bitter arguments that have coloured my existence at the Gauntlet. There are few other places where people engage so passionately as to be moved to write about it. It’s simultaneously enlightening and saddening to see generations of editors, letter… Continue reading Clashing world views

By Meraj Abedin

It is most unsettling to hear people speak of how morally guided the “war on terror” is. Perhaps the greatest ill America suffers in the post-September 11 era is the loss of reason-one of the key aspects of western civilization.More often than not, we hear right-wing commentators rant on and on about the great evils… Continue reading The mirage of morality

By Lawrence Bailey

Considering how much we value freedom, it results in a startling amount of lamentation. By far, the greatest freedom we have is the ability to do what we will and to live our lives as we see fit. So why are there so many long faces and lost souls in the days leading up to… Continue reading The freedom of youth

By Ruth Davenport

It was the wise and seasoned French phil-osopher Henri Voltaire who said "I disagree with what you say but I will defend to the death your right to say it."The premise behind ole’ Henri’s words now form the premise of one of our most beloved and cited fundamental human rights, the right to freedom of… Continue reading Idiots shame Voltaire’s assertion