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How to Properly Pick Up Chicks
Today is the day of womanly things, and if there’s one thing we chicks like to talk about, it’s MEN! Amirite, ladies? Since this day that is about us is really all about you menfolk, I have created a...
View ArticleIn Defense of Affirmative Action
On Tuesday, the United States Supreme Court announced that it would hear a case on affirmative action in university admissions. This case, like the landmark 2003 Grutter v. Bollinger decision, involves...
View ArticleQOTD: What Awful Things Did You Do As a Teenager?
When he was a teenager, Jeremy Lin had a Xanga that will continue to haunt him for eternity (or maybe just until the next news cycle). MartyFunkhouser used George Costanza’s answering machine song as...
View ArticleA Moveable Olive Garden Contest: Hemingway or Hagerty?
Below, you will find ten quotes from the works of two great authors: Ernest Hemingway and Marilyn Hagerty. Both have captivated the world with their sparse, pithy writing. And so I present to you,...
View ArticleA Brief History of Contraception
Today is the fortieth anniversary of the Supreme Court’s ruling in Eisenstadt v. Baird, a decision that barred states from denying birth control to unmarried persons. Unlike its predecessor, Griswold...
View ArticleMitt Romney Wants to Take Books from Poor Kids
In a speech to the United States Chamber of Commerce last month, Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney laid out his grand vision for the reform of American education. At the core of his speech...
View ArticleBusting the Myths about Teachers
It has recently come to my attention that not everyone has been thoroughly educated on how lazy and overpaid teachers are. After all, those who can, do; those who can’t, teach. And those who can teach,...
View ArticleNew York Times Commenters Solve Chicago’s Murder Problem
On Monday, the New York Times reported on the dramatic increase in Chicago’s homicide rate. The city’s murder rate from January to June has increased 38% compared to the same period in 2011. That’s 240...
View ArticleMontana, Meth Labs, and Citizens United
Frontline on PBS recently covered a bizarre story out of the West that might help answer a burning question: Does Citizens United matter? The Supreme Court handed down the decision in Citizens United...
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Are Watermelon Oreos Racist?: A Thought Piece
Today seems like a good day to talk about race in America. (Every day is a good day to talk about race in America.) I saw Watermelon Oreos in the checkout line at Target yesterday. They made me feel...
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