EDITORIAL Dear Readers,
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From the Editor
hree Musketeers, three Stooges, three amigos...number three is a pretty big thing. Did you know that, with our next issue, we’ve reached the amount that we printed for all of the fall semester last year? Incredible! I’m loving this breakneck pace and I’m sure you, dear reader, are loving it as well. The Review staff has grown considerably in the first few weeks of the semester, and I’m incredibly proud of how hard our staff is working. Variety is the spice of life, and Variety Spice is the Spice Girl that loved putting her new and different opinions into the Binghamton Review. That’s right, right? Our issue is so jam-packed that we didn’t even have time to do a throwback piece in this one! That’s ok, though, because seeing the new generation of Review writers and editors is emboldening enough for our rich history and bright future. In our cover story, Jason and new writer Tom discuss why Colin Kaepernick does not necessarily deserve a spot on an NFL team, and why, broadly speaking, nobody really deserves a spot unless their talent merits it. Sue responds to Sarah Molano’s 9/18 Pipe Dream column regarding political violence in America, with some choice words and poignant rebuttal to her rhetoric. Tommy, in his first article, exposes discrimination by and against a farmer from Minnesota, and why he has every right to discriminate against prospective clients but the government cannot discriminate against him. Luke traces the origins of the modern liberal movement to the Protestant Reformation, just in time for the 500-year anniversary of Martin Luther’s revolutionary act in October of 1517. Jordan begins his Review career by making the case for why a freer environmental market would help prevent the extreme weather that we see today, instead of increased government regulation. Chris tackles the crisis of American masculinity, and how the breakdown of the traditional household has dire consequences for a society. Finally, an anonymous writer flips the script and dares to ask whether a white genocide is being carried out, knowingly or unknowingly, in places such as Europe and Africa. If you’re looking for even more of what the Review is about, I now have a PA show on WHRW 90.5FM! I’ll be on air on Tuesdays from 6-6:30pm (just before our meetings at 7pm, in UUWB05) and trying to take “The Right Approach” to current political and philosophical questions. Of course, I’m running my show like I do the Review: should you disagree with me, please ask to come on and I’d be more than happy to hash out your favorite issues. You can send your guest request, or anything else you might be so inclined to share, to editor@binghamtonreview.com. Hope to hear from you soon!
Sincerely,
Our Mission Binghamton Review is a non-partisan, studentrun news magazine of conservative thought at Binghamton University founded in 1987. A true liberal arts education expands a student’s horizons and opens one’s mind to a vast array of divergent perspectives. The mark of true maturity is being able to engage with those divergent perspectives rationally while maintaining one’s own convictions. In that spirit, we seek to promote the free and open exchange of ideas and offer alternative viewpoints not normally found or accepted on our predominately liberal campus. We stand against tyranny in all of its forms, both on campus and beyond. We believe in the principles set forth in this country’s Declaration of Independence and seek to preserve the fundamental tenets of Western civilization. It is our duty to expose the warped ideology of political correctness and cultural authoritarianism that dominates this university. Finally, we understand that a moral order is a necessary component of any civilized society. We strive to inform, engage with, and perhaps even amuse our readers in carrying out this mission.
Patrick McAuliffe Jr.
Views expressed by writers do not necessarily represent the views of the publication as a whole. editor@binghamtonreview.com
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