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Opinion

Editorial: A hero webs a comeback

Mar. 15, 2016

With Florida’s presidential primaries and Gainesville city elections finally over, we can take a sigh and briefly shift focus toward a non-political issue worthy of discussion: Spider-Man. For those actually invested in the real world who may not have heard the breaking news from last week, Marvel Studios released a new trailer for “Captain America: Civil War,” which featured the return of everyone’s friendly, neighborhood web-slinger. This is now the third movie installment of Spidey, which automatically raises a number of concerns for all of us, particularly for an anxious opinions edito — uh, many staffers at the Alligator.

Metro

Column: Politics, progress and manipulation - Hillary Clinton

Mar. 15, 2016

Progress entails moving forward on the trajectory of history and struggling for greater liberties and, ultimately, a better quality of life. At the very least, we can imagine with more relevance the notion of greater freedom, what Hegel meant when he wrote, “The History of the world is none other than the progress of the consciousness of Freedom.”

Opinion

Column: The legitimacy of political science

Mar. 15, 2016

If asked about their latest views on quantitative easing in the Federal Reserve, most people wouldn’t have an opinion. The same thing can be said about the latest breakthroughs in particle physics, medical technology or any area of science for that matter. On the other hand, if politics comes up, people will adamantly share their opinion — informed or not — on what they believe to be right.

Opinion

Column: Take a chance, give audiobooks a try

Mar. 15, 2016

When I was in elementary school, I spent a lot of time in the car. Whether it was driving my siblings and myself to the various interests that occupied our time, such as dance class or soccer practice, driving us all to school and back every day like an absolute saint, or driving the family off across the country on vacation, my lovely, self-sacrificing parents did a lot of driving three young, talkative, easily riled-up kids around. Not to sound like someone who despises technology — because I don’t — but they managed to do this day in and day out without the helpful distraction of an iPad for small, sticky fingers to latch onto. I applaud their self-control, and I must remember to call home more often.