politics
September 1, 1992
Campaign tales
This month, as the presidential campaign takes center stage, memories of past campaigns resonate through my mind.
June 1, 1992
Foley behind the headlines
Speaker of the House Thomas Foley has led a distinguished career. Here’s a personal look at the UW’s alumnus of the year.
December 1, 1991
A view to a coup
A relaxing UW alumni cruise suddenly became a glimpse into the second Russian revolution.
June 1, 1991
Trusted voice
UW alumnus Fouad Ajami became a familiar face to millions as the CBS News Middle Eastern expert during the Persian Gulf crisis.
Experts debate initiative to legalize physician-assisted suicide
Initiative 119, if passed, would expand the conditions for terminating medical treatment and would legalize physician-assisted suicide for the terminally ill.
December 1, 1990
Crisis in the Gulf
UW Professors Jere Bacharach, Ellis Goldberg and Ahmad Karimi-Hakkak discuss developments in the Persian Gulf.
March 1, 1990
Watching the wall fall
News that the Berlin Wall has come down fills Columns editor Tom Griffin with joy.
December 1, 1989
Gorbachev as reformer
A UW expert assesses the historic changes Mikhail Gorbachev has brought to the Soviet Union.
Soviet students arrive
A unique U.S.-U.S.S.R. student exchange is underway after more than 16 years of planning.
Four more years
With the election of George Bush, the Age of Reagan seems likely to last for at least four more years.
U.S. in the Middle East
Paul Wineman writes that America should involve itself in the Middle East in those areas where the U.S. functions best.