The Lion's Roar

My Last Column: Vote Obama

Despite our years of political activism, from taking over buildings to sitting in tents, Columbians don’t usually matter in presidential elections.

By J.D. Porter | Dec 7 02:42 am ET

Liberal Bias is A-OK

Here at Columbia, as at most top universities, we enjoy belittling conservative beliefs.

By J.D. Porter | Nov 9 12:58 am ET

'Islamo-facism': A Dumb Idea

Like David Horowitz, CC ’59, I believe that we could end most of America’s problems if we simply repeated the word Islamo-fascism enough times, preferably from some sort of stage.

By J.D. Porter | Oct 26 01:03 am ET

Shut Up and End Racism

If you’ve been following the last few years of Columbia bias incidents, you’ve learned that racism is bad, and that we should do something about it.

By J.D. Porter | Oct 12 02:37 am ET

Who Else Would We Invite?

Now that reports about Mahmoud Ahmadinejad have become boring and dated, according to the rule of “But I’ve read lots of stories about this,” we can finally turn our attention to the real question

By J.D. Porter | Sep 28 12:45 am ET

Legacy Admissions are Stupid

I like rich, academically incapable idiots as much as the next guy, but I’m beginning to wonder if Columbia should stop admitting so many of them. I’m speaking, obviously, of legacy students.

By J.D. Porter | Sep 14 01:56 am ET

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