Basil Halperin — Wayland Student Press Network

Basil Halperin

Politics and Opinion Editor

About Basil:

Basil Halperin, a member of the class of 2011, is a senior at WHS. Besides writing The Basil Report, a weekly column, he is the Politics & Opinion Editor for WSPN. He runs all three seasons, doing cross-country, indoor track, and outdoor track. Basil believes that, contrary to popular belief, puns are the highest form of humor.

Contact Basil: basil.halperin@waylandstudentpress.com

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From Wayland to Washington, D.C.

Imagine going from Wayland High School to the Washington, D.C. 1970 WHS graduate Claire Reade has done just that, …
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Don’t defund NPR, strengthen it

“There’s a reason that Clark Kent and Peter Parker are reporters,” writes WSPN political blogger Basil Halperin. …
03/15/11179362Playing+the+blame+game2011-03-15+15%3A21%3A34mwang+%28Admin+Account%29

Playing the blame game

This week, political blogger Basil Halperin addresses political movement against public employee unions, the demonization …
03/01/11176690Bahrain%3A+emotional+conflicts2011-03-01+07%3A32%3A13David+Ryan+%28Admin+Account%29

Bahrain: emotional conflicts

It is said that politics stops at the water’s edge. Our partisan disagreements often do not carry over from domestic …
02/15/11175661We+can+want+it+more+than+they+do2011-02-15+16%3A10%3A37mwang+%28Admin+Account%29

We can want it more than they do

As Egyptians celebrate their new-found freedom, across the desert, Israel is keeping a wary eye on the development …
02/08/11174230Fixing+the+boring+stuff2011-02-08+13%3A06%3A22mwang+%28Admin+Account%29

Fixing the boring stuff

It’s the details of government, the simple procedural rules, that determine the efficiency of our centuries-old …
02/02/111698902011-02-03+02%3A57%3A46mwang+%28Admin+Account%29

Egypt, green energy, and a note from the future

“Through advanced WSPN technology, I have received a Basil Report written by myself three months in the future,” …
01/25/11169410A+warning+from+across+the+pond2011-01-26+02%3A09%3A46mwang+%28Admin+Account%29

A warning from across the pond

While Washington politicians pursue “cut and grow” economic policies, political blogger Basil Halperin takes a …
01/24/111689102011-01-25+04%3A14%3A47mwang+%28Admin+Account%29

Superintendent Burton presents his last budget

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01/21/11168174The+James+Buchanans+of+global+warming2011-01-21+05%3A14%3A46mwang+%28Admin+Account%29

The James Buchanans of global warming

Despite the fact that campus is inundated with snow, political blogger Basil Halperin reminds us that climate change …

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