Charles Austin
Staff positions
- Senior Staff Writer
Articles (74)
Political pundits perform the news
(May 4, 2010)Lottery winner wastes winnings
(April 27, 2010)Dear Nicholas, you're an ass
(April 20, 2010)Good intentions no excuse for poor execution
(April 13, 2010)Worthless degrees only kind of worthless
(April 6, 2010)TV Oprah should endorse
(March 23, 2010)Scientologists are capitalists just like us
(March 16, 2010)Reality star Montag fails as artist
(March 9, 2010)Academy Awards for awful movies
(March 2, 2010)Irony is the anti-personality
(Feb. 23, 2010)News media should be mindful of wording
(Feb. 16, 2010)Super Bowl is no place for a serious ad
(Feb. 9, 2010)Journalists work to make Twitter relevant
(Feb. 2, 2010)'Avatar' depresses teens, keeps world slightly sane
(Jan. 26, 2010)Advertising shouldn't be offensive
(May 4, 2009)Swine flu: dinosaur epidemic
(April 27, 2009)Parents' Baby-sitting Station misguides youth
(April 20, 2009)Obamas' new dog will wag tail, save world
(April 13, 2009)Wife wanted; apply now!
(April 6, 2009)This headline now belongs to Pepsi
(March 30, 2009)Burger Nation antidotes to be available to all
(March 16, 2009)Handsome Furs: from Russia with love
(March 10, 2009)New 'off-the-hook' GOP campaign tries too hard
(March 9, 2009)Limitedness could make fast food more appealing
(March 2, 2009)Is democracy still attractive?
(Feb. 23, 2009)A-Rod, Phelps and Batman show flaws
(Feb. 16, 2009)O'Reilly more real than reality TV
(Feb. 9, 2009)Obama plates, dildos stabilizing economy
(Feb. 3, 2009)Natural selection would solve university budget crisis
(Jan. 26, 2009)Screen names are insightful
(Dec. 9, 2008)Christmas, Canada and socialism
(Dec. 1, 2008)Celebrating a historic presidency that's still in the future
(Nov. 18, 2008)A Horatio Alger story for the 21st century
(Nov. 10, 2008)Candidates court rappers' endorsements
(Nov. 3, 2008)Columnist 'attacked' for support of MSA candidate
(Oct. 27, 2008)Charles Austin goes conservative
(Oct. 20, 2008)Money can't buy happiness
(Oct. 13, 2008)Fantasy politics would inform Americans
(Oct. 7, 2008)Saving the world with misguided reality TV
(Sept. 29, 2008)Americans should learn and think before voting
(Sept. 22, 2008)There will be blood
(Sept. 16, 2008)The politics of music
(Sept. 8, 2008)The thing in the gasoline
(Aug. 26, 2008)Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of Snacks
(June 4, 2008)Why George Bush is smarter than al-Qaeda
(May 6, 2008)Hypothetical questions posed for readers
(April 29, 2008)Ann Coulter and purposeful polarization
(April 22, 2008)Tales of iniquity from Columbia's underbelly
(April 15, 2008)Obama and Reagan: more alike than not
(April 8, 2008)Nothing to show but a lifetime of regrets
(April 1, 2008)Charles Austin: too hot for The Maneater
(March 18, 2008)Leave predicting the future to TV psychics
(March 11, 2008)Uncle Sam to middle class: please take my money
(March 4, 2008)Leave pop culture alone
(Feb. 26, 2008)Breathing new life into old franchises
(Feb. 19, 2008)Bring back the singing telegram
(Feb. 12, 2008)Making money interesting again
(Feb. 5, 2008)Illegal aliens ruin country, steal jobs
(Jan. 29, 2008)Checking in on Billboard
(Dec. 4, 2007)A column for the 21st century
(Nov. 27, 2007)Winning the war on Christmas
(Nov. 13, 2007)Shocking news: Congress is a joke
(Nov. 6, 2007)Who is Charles Austin?
(Oct. 30, 2007)If I Also Did It: My account of the O.J. Simpson scandal
(Oct. 23, 2007)Ann Coulter and purposeful polarization
(Oct. 16, 2007)Oedipus' mother comes for a CAT scan
(Oct. 9, 2007)What Soulja Boy don't tell 'em might hurt 'em
(Oct. 2, 2007)How to win the youth vote in '08
(Sept. 25, 2007)The greatest uniting force on campus
(Sept. 18, 2007)New study shows we're all going to die
(Sept. 11, 2007)TV vs. Dog: Guess who wins?
(Aug. 28, 2007)Jesus Shark: the second coming of Christ
(Aug. 21, 2007)One man's death is another's treasure
(July 11, 2007)United Nations: Stop burning Flag Day
(June 6, 2007)