Sara Barbour < Back to Writers
Sara Barbour is an undergraduate student at Columbia University, where she plans to major in comparative literature and political science. She is a copy staffer and writer for the Columbia Daily Spectator, and has also written for the Santa Barbara (California) Independent.
Also by this Author
Nixonian Echo in Musharraf's Exit
With Pakistan's President Musharraf announcing his resignation today amid parliament preparations for his impeachment, Americans may be reminded of another high-profile resignation that took place 34 years and nine days ago - that of U.S. President Richard Nixon.
Last, or Second from the Top
Despite the current media frenzy over both major party presidential candidates' searches for running mates, if ever there was an underappreciated job, it would have to be that of vice president of the United States.
Munich Still Can Drive Foreign Policy
With President Bush's decision today to provide humanitarian aid (delivered by U.S. military aircraft and naval forces, no less) to Georgia in its recently inflamed conflict with Russia, the tension between White House and Kremlin may seem vaguely reminiscent of the Cold War era strain.
Presidential Polling an Inexact Science
In America, we don't just want things, we want them now. Drive-thru McDonalds, Google on iPhones, overnight shipping more expensive than the pair of shoes... Naturally, it was only a matter of time before the national quest for instant gratification leaked into politics, and so began our obsession with the presidential preference poll.
Sports Lovers in the White House
Television coverage of this weekend's first Olympic match-ups seemed at times a presidential Where's Waldo, with President Bush cheering at the Water Cube for Michael Phelps' first victories, flashing a thumbs-up from the stands at the U.S.-China men's basketball game, or hitting the sand with the women's beach volleyball team.