All Entries in the "Opinion" Category
Which Muslim country should the President visit first?
Ba-rock star in the Muslim world
By Sean P. Brooks
Where shall the healing begin? Let me rephrase, in which Muslim capital should President Barack Obama deliver his long-promised speech in his first 100 days to the over one billion believers of Islam?
As a partisan for then-candidate and now President Barack Obama, I will admit that the [...]
What was the Western Enlightenment?
By Paul Alois
The Enlightenment was a time of great change in Europe as new art forms, technologies, political systems, and religions emerged. While every Westerner has learned about the visible changes of this period, few people understand that the Enlightenment was a development in consciousness itself, not a mere shift in ideas.
In fact, most of [...]
Ask the SAIS Guy
By Matt Kaczmarek
The SAIS Guy answers your questions each month on love, life, and SAIS. Today’s topics: the top 10 things to do before you graduate, and New Year’s resolutions.
Dear SAIS Guy:
First semester flew by. Give me a rundown of the things I need to do to make the most of my SAIS experience. – [...]
Dating experiences at SAIS
Be my valentine?
My first assignment as a writer for the SAIS Observer. I could think of no better opportunity to talk to SAISers’ about dating and first dates.
With lots of cultural diversity at SAIS, everyone has their own understanding about “dating” and how to handle the electricity of seeing that person. Besides that, managing the [...]
SAIS McCain group praises Obama
By Phil Kreck
Disappointed by loss, the SAIS McCain group has found satisfactory performance in President Obama. Despite disagreeing with many of his campaign promises, and having a strong preference for McCain in the election, the SAIS McCain group has, post-election, found many of Obama’s initial policies and actions to be adequate, if not desirable, in [...]