Michael Caffrey

In today’s ever-changing business world with more and more products being imported, how would you react if I said there was a product that was growable in America, safe, and industrially viable? That product exists, and its name is industrial hemp. Americans import 1.8 million pounds of hemp yarn a year, simply because governmental regulation [...]

Downsizing Ad On Thursday, September 16th, the CATO Institute ran advertisements in the Washington Post and Wall Street Journal criticizing the President of failing to cut expenditures as promised, and outlining areas that should be cut. While some programs were beating the same war-drum that has been occurring for generations, there are some unique ideas [...]

It is the end of the semester, and once again Lehigh Dining has begun the process of extorting money from the student body. Instead of turning Water into Wine, Dining Services has begun turning Meal Plan meals into dust…

In Lehigh’s Hawks Nest restaurant, there has been a noticeable shortage of utensils. Due to the proximity to the end of the semester, the Hawks Nest has not ordered more plastic-ware. // Share|

As Alice in Wonderland hits theaters, the Patriot would like everyone to reflect on our own Alice, and her adventures. Trevor Drummond, ’10 wrote Alice in Blunderland in March of 2008. Many of the points raised still hold true today. // Share|

President Gast recently expressed her intentions of hiring a Chief Diversity Officer; a position which would improve the standing of Lehigh University when compared to other racist institutions. Additionally, it would create another figurehead leadership position, a role that Lehigh as an institution has far too few of.

Does the man who is handed a fish reap the same satisfaction of the man who caught his fish? In the general sense, do people who receive the end result appreciate it as much as those that work for it? Equality is not an issue simply between races and ethnicities; equality involves ensuring all people, regardless of origin or creed have the same opportunity to succeed in their own way.

February 22nd saw the passing of the 1000th American serviceman in Afghanistan since the United States began combat operations nine years ago. How many of us have looked up from our daily lives and took note of the ongoing conflict? Despite your opinions on the war, most can agree that our troops should be supported. [...]

In the realm of legislation that fails to receive sensationalized media attention, Ron Paul’s HR 1207 has largely been ignored by the mainstream media. However, the legislation has garnered the cosponsorship of over half of the representatives in the house, and a companion bill in the senate has enjoyed similar success…

The Pentagon’s most recent inventory of bases lists a total of 716 overseas sites. These include facilities owned and leased all across the Middle East as well as a significant presence in Europe and Asia, especially Japan and South Korea…

Sodexo, the company responsible for feeding the bulk of the student population recently conducted a survey by e-mail and claimed that the survey taker would be rewarded at the end of the survey…

(click for larger image) Despite knowing much about the origins of Jersey Shore cast members, one Brown and White commenter has made the incorrect claim that the Mason-Dixon line crosses New Jersey. Mason and Dixon used the stars to calculate this path through the wilderness and mark out the 233-mile-long boundary line between Pennsylvania and [...]

One of the founding tenants of liberty is man should bear the fruits of his labor; that is, a person should be entitled to keep all of the money that he or she earns. Current OBAMACare legislation runs in the face of liberty, as the marginal tax increases have lasting and ignored ramifications.

In the newest iteration of President Obama’s “Change for America: A rejection of Bushy Policies” the Federal Government has decided to continue the trend of indefinite detention in our secret prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba…

In the aftermath of the devastating earthquake affecting Haiti on January 12th resulted in an outpouring of aid throughout the developing world, with Americans being bombarded by “Text ‘Haiti’ to 90999″ and the other numbers for American Red Cross and related charity and relief organizations dedicated to Haitian aid…

In Friday’s issue of the Brown and White, a letter from Jailin Lu was published. They contend that the so-called egregious waste of food…

The Federal Government, under the guise of “energy freedom” has crafted a broad array of overbearing and Constitutionally invalid laws designed to increase fuel economy among cars on the road today and steer our country away from its fossil-fueled way of life…

“In August, a man shot two people to death on a bridge near San Francisco. At the moment of the killings, two on-duty Marin County sheriff’s deputies were within 100 yards…

On October 19th, the kickoff event for Green Week, a round-table discussion, was held in the basement of Maginnes. One quote in particular captured my ear by the end of the event…

What is a Libertarian?

Libertarianism is the political school of thought that I identify with most. It is based upon the principles our country was founded on; freedom, and by extension limiting the role of government…

It seems that Obama still has the fanboy crush he enjoyed while campaigning for presidency. His latest admirers? the Nobel Committee…

Basic human rights have always been defined as simple things – life, liberty, property and the pursuit of happiness. However, none of these four principles are possible without one other key element: the ability and willingness to defend oneself…