The Lucky Frown

Garin K. Hovannisian is a graduate of UCLA and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. His writing has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, The Christian Science Monitor, The Weekly Standard, Hustler, Slate, National Review, and Liberty.

E-mail him at hovannisian@yahoo.com

Summer Reading: Jorge Luis Borges
(July 2008: Liberty Magazine)

Magazine Wars: The Weekly Standard vs. The New Republic
(Summer 2008 – New York Review of Magazines)

Review: Liberty vs. Reason
(Summer 2008 – New York Review of Magazines)

Not just genocide
(April 24, 2008 – Los Angeles Times; republished Apr. 26 – Armenia Now)

An Unbeliever’s Prayer
(March 17, 2008 – The Weekly Standard)

Last Rites: A Short Story
(Fall 2007 – Ararat)

To Read or Not to Read
(November 9, 2007 – National Review Online)

Right time, wrong genocide resolution
(October 25, 2007 – Los Angeles Times; republished Oct. 30 – Newsday)

The Liberaltarian Delusion
(October 17, 2007 – The American Spectator Online)

ADL’s Genocide recognition worse than denial
(August/September 2007 – Armenian Observer and Noah’s Ark)

Mencken’s Baltimore
(September 2007 – Liberty Magazine)

Mencken Slept Here
(August 6, 2007 – The Weekly Standard)

Trivializing Genocide
(July 30, 2007 – The Washington Times)

Sentimental Revolutionaries
(July 26, 2007 – The Weekly Standard)

George Galloway, Professional Jihadist
(July 17, 2007 – The Weekly Standard)

A Book for No Season
(July 12, 2007 – The Weekly Standard)

Sundown: A Short Story
(May 2007 – Liberty Magazine)

Review of America Alone by Mark Steyn
(April 2007 – The Bruin Standard)

In standing up for truth, Hrant Dink no longer stands alone
(2/5/07 – Christian Science Monitor)

Memories of an Election Season
(January 2007 – Liberty Magazine)

Does America need a draft to win the war on terror?
(11/29/06 – Christian Science Monitor)

The folly of jailing genocide deniers
(11/6/06 – Christian Science Monitor)

Why the religious right doesn’t believe in fun
(November 2006 – The Bruin Standard)

Poem: Silhouette
(November 2006 – The Bruin Standard)

Review of H.L. Mencken on Religion
(December 2006 – Liberty Magazine)

Cult of Lyn LaRouche: Confessions of a Failed Genius
(October 2006 – The Bruin Standard)

Poem: In Memory of Julien D’Avanzo
(October 2006 – The Bruin Standard)

Cult of Personality
(October 2006 – Hustler Magazine)

Half-Baked Hero Elite
(10/13/06 – Campus Magazine)

Slate Refund: Freedom, Choice
(5/9/06 – Daily Bruin)

Spirit of a Championship Season
(May 2006 – The Bruin Standard)

Academic Freedom Betrayed
(March 2006 – The Bruin Standard)

Hanged Jury
(January 2006 – The Bruin Standard)

The State of Academic Freedom
(October 2005 – The Bruin Standard)

On Not Being Mugged
(October 2005—The Bruin Standard)

Paplavok’s Revolutionary Sitting
(September 2005 – Noah’s Ark)

Revolution of the USAC Monopoly
(May 2005 – The Bruin Standard)

Daily Bruin Coffee Culture
(April 2005 – The Bruin Standard)

America’s One-Sided Campus Media
(March 10, 2005 – The American Enterprise)

Stigma of the Bruin Standard
(March 2005 – The Bruin Standard)

My History Professor’s Darkest Moments
(2/17/05 – Front Page Magazine)

Expose: Bias at the Daily Bruin
(February 2005 – The Bruin Standard)

Talking to you for one last time
(2/9/05 – Daily Bruin)

Rand’s ideas truly revolutionary
(2/2/05 – Daily Bruin)

Ethnic change shows racism still exists
(1/26/05 – Daily Bruin)

Connerly leaves a lasting legacy
(1/19/05 – Daily Bruin)

Fake ID shouldn’t be necessary
(1/12/05 – Daily Bruin)

Bush must step up to responsibilities
(12/1/04 – Daily Bruin)

Celebrate, don’t hate Thanksgiving
(11/24/04 – Daily Bruin)

Food chains scapegoat for liberals
(11/17/04 – Daily Bruin)

Excess costs need to be cut
(11/10/04 – Daily Bruin)

Terror pushes voters in Bush’s favor
(11/3/04 – Daily Bruin)

Look before crossing party lines
(10/27/04 – Daily Bruin)

Don’t waste votes on third parties
(10/20/04 – Daily Bruin)

Liberal bias ingrained in media
(10/13/04 – Daily Bruin)

Uninformed votes thwart democracy
(10/6/04 – Daily Bruin)

Kerry can’t, shouldn’t try to be Kennedy
(9/30/04 – Daily Bruin)

Carpool lane a vehicle of socialist ideology
(9/26/04 – Daily Bruin)

Kerry’s military past dubious
(8/16/04 – Daily Bruin)

GPA change means fairness
(8/2/04 – Daily Bruin)

Leave economics to the people
(7/19/04 – Daily Bruin)

Freedom rings for Armenia
(7/6/04 – Daily Bruin)

Talk alone won’t make peace
(6/28/04 – Daily Bruin)

Real world heroes remembered
(6/14/04 – Daily Bruin)

Reagan’s values must be upheld
(6/7/04 – Daily Bruin)

Putting Racism Back into the Classroom
(6/7/04 – Front Page Magazine)

Conservative Thrive in Academic Lion’s Den
(3/11/04 – Front Page Magazine)

Bruins Fight MEChA’s Racism on Campus
(2/11/04 – Front Page Magazine)

Lauded filmmaker spreads lies, deceit
(5/26/04 – Daily Bruin)

Prison scandal should be put in context
(5/19/04 – Daily Bruin)

Don’t let requirement limit definition of diversity
(5/12/04 – Daily Bruin)

Redirect USAC: Vote out Students First!
(5/5/04 – Daily Bruin)

Intellectuals underestimate the masses
(4/28/04 – Daily Bruin)

Armenian Genocide reveals lessons for today
(4/21/04 – Daily Bruin)

Important matters missing in Moore’s debate
(4/14/04 – Daily Bruin)

Group sacrifices principles for politics
(4/7/04 – Daily Bruin)

Iraq war an act of self-defense aimed at peace
(3/17/04 – Daily Bruin)

Conservative activism should be welcomed
(3/10/04 – Daily Bruin)

USAC funding far from fair
(3/3/04 – Daily Bruin)

Sticking to Master Plan is a must for UC
(2/25/04 – Daily Bruin)

Pell grants unfairly favor need over merit
(2/18/04 – Daily Bruin)

Black History Month divides present world
(2/11/04 – Daily Bruin)

Patriot Act protects citizens
(2/4/04 – Daily Bruin)

State should not be controlling schools
(1/28/04 – Daily Bruin)

Immigration plan counteracts US law and order
(1/21/04 – Daily Bruin)

Democrat’s rhetoric not enough to win presidency
(1/14/04 – Daily Bruin)

Schawarzenegger’s budget cuts more efficient
(1/7/04 – Daily Bruin)

Despite gloomy forecast, world is improving
(12/8/03 – Daily Bruin)

Student Activists bash civil dialogue
(11/26/03 – Daily Bruin)

Governor on right path to fix economy
(11/19/03 – Daily Bruin)

Government interests drive activist group
(11/12/03 – Daily Bruin)

Affirmative action hurts minorities
(11/5/03 – Daily Bruin)

The Color of Your Point of View
(November 2003 – Liberty Magazine)

Forest care better in private hands
(10/29/03 – Daily Bruin)

Baseball’s evolution reflects America
(10/24/03 – Daily Bruin)

UCLA Students for Racism
(10/7/03 – Front Page Magazine)

My First Day at UCLA
(9/29/03 – Front Page Magazine)

Letter from Bulgaria
(November 2003 – Liberty Magazine)

Letter from Armenia
(September/October 2003 – Liberty Magazine)