Samuel M. Simon

What’s Wrong With Mamaroneck?

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This time of year always makes me wistful, and not just because I’ll soon be leaving fair Harvard. In less

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Since the 2004 election, our nation has witnessed the rise of the Framers. No, I’m not talking about the dead

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If you like to see politicians act out of character, then immigration is your issue. Witness George W. Bush defending

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My dad has a theory. Every time something goes wrong in politics, he consoles himself by telling me that we

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Last week, the St. Louis Board of Aldermen passed a momentous piece of legislation. The bill established a civilian review

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Several weeks ago, a comment appeared on this page attacking the president of the Harvard Republican Club (HRC). The writer,

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One month ago, Bill O’Reilly, a Fox News pundit, brought a horrifying story to the public’s attention. In darkest Vermont—homeland

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It’s almost a cliché. Political commentators and elected officials from both sides of the political spectrum agree: the American military

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At the height of the Vietnam War, Arlo Guthrie wrote a song about littering. The song, “Alice’s Restaurant,” tells the

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Nearly a decade ago, my parents came back from a trip with the music to the musical “Rent.” I was