Author: Alexander Zou

The Obama administration has been remarkably indecisive on the subject of immigration. On one hand, the president talks a lot about his support for a bill that creates a path to legalization for undocumented immigrants. On the other hand, the Obama administration has also deported a record number of illegal

Last week’s midterm elections ushered in a number of changes for California. While Republicans did extremely well nationwide on November 2, California Republicans had good reason to be disappointed, as seemingly competitive Republican candidates in the gubernatorial and US Senate races ended up falling far short of victory. Republican gubernatorial

Sometimes watching cable news is a tiring endeavor. Seeing the same people yelling, the same old political arguments, and the same accusations can be wearying. Indeed, nowadays most cable news shows don’t actually offer very much news—they’re mostly political entertainment. I’ve gone back to public broadcast news, but not to

Every year, Hollywood comes out with the usual set of summer blockbusters. This year’s films—from Inception to Despicable Me—have generally been high-quality, well-made films. Inception has already been tagged by some critics as a classic. Then there was The Last Airbender, M. Night Shyamalan’s latest film, which may earn a

Arizona’s recent and harsh anti-immigrant bill reminded me of another law passed a while ago. Commonly called the Bennett Law, it aimed to make teaching English mandatory at all public and private schools in Wisconsin. Like Arizona’s law, it constituted a political response to a large wave of immigration that

Algeria’s 2010 World Cup team was an oddity. Most of the squad’s players were not actually born in Algeria, and many of them do not speak Arabic. In fact, an astonishing 17 of the 23 players on the Algerian squad are the French-born children of Algerian immigrants who decided to

Iceland is a small country in big trouble. During the heady times of economic growth, its banks expanded operations far beyond what the country could possibly support. When the global financial crisis arrived, all three collapsed. Millions of depositors in Britain and the Netherlands would have lost their savings. Fortunately,

Conservatives love him, and yet the Republican establishment can’t seem to stand the guy. And liberal bloggers are strangely drawn to the evangelical politician from Arkansas. Of the entire motley crew that ran in the 2008 Republican primaries, only two candidates stood out. The first, John McCain, went on to

College is often described as a wonderful institution, a place where people have the best experiences of their lives. Students like me forge lasting friendships, take a leap into independence, and sometimes even learn. College is also a place to make life-long connections. If you’re destined to be a future

This whole Gaypril Walker Wall situation is a disgrace, and at this point, I am not sure with whom I should be more frustrated. To me, it represents not one, but two pressing issues of insensitivity and ignorance at Pomona College. The first is obvious: the painting of homophobic, sexist,