Joss van Seventer

The Southern Problem

by Joss van Seventer

Governor Romney’s loss of almost every battleground state to President Obama has sparked a flurry of debate over the future of the Republican Party.  Whereas the party was once able to rely firmly on support from moderate, “middle American” white males along with small government fiscal conservatives and the religious right, moderates in 2012 presented [...]

Letter to the Editor

by Joss van Seventer

Oy! St. Patrick’s day began as a holiday devoted to St. Patrick, an Irish patron saint, in celebration of his death.  The saint died on March 17th after a life devoted to… Eh, forget it, let’s get to the drinkin’ already. So, meself and a belly full o’ beer were walkin’ down the street a [...]

An Exercise in Irrelevance (Part II)

by Joss van Seventer

There is no question that the city of Ann Arbor is a mecca of many things.  We have elements of a college town and those of a large city; a social scene that varies from the bars of Main Street to the bars of South University; and even such fixtures as the “violin monster” and [...]

Of Politics and Culture

by Joss van Seventer

Unless you’ve had three tests and a paper recently, you have probably heard that Mitt Romney and Rick Perry are the frontrunners for the Republican nomination for president.  If you’ve watched the debates, you also know that this frontrunner status is perhaps the only thing they have in common.  The upper middle class-born Romney, a [...]

The 10 Commandments of Freshmandom

by Joss van Seventer

Joss van Seventer explains how to not look like a freshman.

Party Patrol Ramps Up

by Joss van Seventer

Beware the “Ann Arbor Party Patrol.”