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Erik Christianson '14

Erik Christianson '14

contributing writer

Obama is Politics as Usual

A normal voting experience for an Amherst student seems to be a case of ordering “the usual.” Even when we open our ballots to unfamiliar candidates, we still order the usual political Happy Meal with all the little (D)s. We probably look right past the (L)s, the (C)
Erik Christianson '14 Nov 27, 2012

Is Government Broken? No, but Washington Is

Last week, both parties saw angry defections on the 2011 budget vote, citing all sorts of reasons. The defections by Republicans on the large budget threatened to throw Washington back into debate over an eighth temporary spending measure in a row, something the President threatened to veto. Luckily, they were
Erik Christianson '14 Apr 25, 2011

Democracy at War With Liberalism

So we all clearly notice the academic distinction between liberal democracies and illiberal democracies. Why do we care? Libyans or Egyptians or the American colonists did not die for the right to scribble on paper slips in an election between corrupt government A and corrupt government B. They also did
Erik Christianson '14 Mar 8, 2011

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