The debt ceiling and downgrade debacle evidenced the dysfunctional nature of our national politics. It also revealed that some of the ideological pillars of today’s fiscal conservatism need retrofitting. The Tea Party has given fiscal …

Though the quest for consensus may often seem like a hopeless case, there is growing agreement on one issue at all points of the political spectrum. According to a recent ABC News/Washington Post poll, 80% …

This edition of the California Patriot introduces a new feature; a historical note. It does so because an understanding and appreciation of history is immensely important to conservatism. The Encyclopedia Britannica defines conservatism as a …

This month marked the 10th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on The United States. With few public remembrances scheduled on campus, The Patriot teamed up with the Berkeley College Republicans to make …

The Second Amendment to the Constitution of these United States protects the right of the people to keep and bear arms; however, firearm regulation remains one of the most polarizing issues in the nation. While …

Most students who attend UC Berkeley have become numbed to the frequent email spamming from the Chancellor’s office and as a result, the Chancellor takes incredible liberties with the student body list serve. The most …

The free market economist Milton Friedman once famously said, “There’s no such thing as a free lunch,” meaning that all goods are paid for somehow. If only he were a professor at Berkeley! This fall, …

When touring campus, potential Cal students are inevitably told about the virtues of the ASUC, ostensibly the sole remaining autonomous student government in all the land. This used to be true. Up until 1997, the …