Shock and Awe

Shock Redburn and Awe Leonard have been members of the liberal fascist conspiracy since Bill O'Reilly banished them to the University of Havana North three years ago. In their spare time, they freelance as Agenda Writers, with previous clients including homosexuals, liberals, and San Francisco. Their smash hit, "My marxist feminist dialectic brings all the boys to the yard," has been at the top of the Cuban and North Korean charts for several months. They can see Russia from their house.

The frenzied life

Life is not a purposed whole, but a cycle of tirelessly building up our physical and mental capacities before hurrying to obliterate our senses. Could any of this make us happy?

By Kate Redburn and Sarah Leonard | Oct 22 05:25 pm ET

Pull the trigger

Never have conservatives’ odes to market forces seemed more delusional than now, as the market’s unregulated force sweeps the country into a historic recession. But many elected Democrats are right there with them.

By Kate Redburn and Sarah Leonard | Sep 10 06:49 pm ET

Put your money where your mouth is

Americans’ power in this free-market orgy of profitable abuses lies in using our knowledge of business practices to make different consumer choices. We’d rather vote with our vote than our pocketbooks, but hey, we’ve come to terms with capitalist democracy. Do I buy the child-labor Gap jeans or the more expensive pair from American Apparel?

By Kate Redburn and Sarah Leonard | Mar 26 07:30 pm ET

It’s Not STUPIT

The ferment over university silence—at Columbia, universities nationwide, and a fair number of institutions across the pond—on issues of Palestinian academic freedom is worth your attention.

By Kate Redburn and Sarah Leonard | Mar 5 07:33 pm ET

Poll Dancing

Most politically active groups on campus operate in basically the same way. These disconnected efforts leave much to be desired. Instead of student groups plastering Hamilton or lobbying campus media, a regular voting procedure would necessitate a centralized place where upcoming initiatives could be explained.

By Kate Redburn and Sarah Leonard | Feb 6 12:43 am ET

It’s a Hard Rain’s A-gonna Fa-a-all

The auto industry is begging Congress for cash, the banks are failing, and America is being overwhelmed by a vast economic shopocalypse. We predict that Columbia will be making cuts, and we’d like to humbly offer some suggestions.

By Kate Redburn and Sarah Leonard | Dec 8 03:24 am ET

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