Daniel Casper

Embracing the “Unnatural”
August 17, 2010
Imagine telling someone that human beings could use large flying machines to travel across oceans or use small talking machines to speak to anyone in the world as if they were standing nearby. Imagine telling someone that the universe is composed of unseen particles or that emotions ranging from joy to rage can be influenced by minute quantities of chemicals in the brain.
The Spiritual Value of Work
June 14, 2010
What’s more important – your work or your relationships? That’s the question posed by David Brooks in his op-ed in the New York Times. He references the case of Sandra Bullock, whose career success has recently been overshadowed by her husband’s infidelity.
Campus Media Response: Immigration – Both Left and Right are Wrong
December 21, 2009
Campus groups share thoughts on immigration reform Daily Illini, November 20, 2009 Dear Daily Illini,
Whatever Happened to Suzette Kelo?
November 30, 2009
What do a wasteland full of weeds, Pfizer, and the Supreme Court have in common? The answer is the power of eminent domain. In the 2005 case of Kelo v.
Campus Media Response: Who Broke American Healthcare?
November 21, 2009
Health care reform vital for all Americans Daily Illini University of Illinois Dear Editors, In your recent editorial, “Health care reform vital for all Americans,” you applaud the proposed healthcare bill for its efforts to “reform the broken health
De Facto Censorship
October 1, 2009
In a recent letter to its customers, Medicare provider Humana urged its customers to contact their elected officials and express their worries about the fact that the most recent healthcare bill would elimi
Correcting the Concession of Labor Day
September 20, 2009
On September 7th Americans observed the holiday known as Labor Day. Many of them, not knowing its origins, enjoyed a day, ironically, without labor.