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A National Debate about Government Spying
Why not have a national debate about the nature of our foreign policies and the influences behind them?
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The Flobots: Reviving the Poetry of Politics
What sets the Flobots apart from other contemporary topical songwriters is their keen sense that something new is afoot.
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The End of Prohibition
As some states fully legalized marijuana, we seem to be approaching the end of another prohibition, one that the country seems to be ready for.
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The Master’s Radical Political Critique
The Master, the latest movie from director Paul Thomas Anderson, initially seems to miss the mark after aiming high, but it nonetheless gets under your skin! A few days …
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Life After Facebook: Real Connection Takes Work, and It’s Worth It
Writer Hunter S. Thompson was a pro at weird. But he would find Facebook beyond weird. Even as tiny green tree frogs scampered around the edge of his tequila …
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21st Century Man and the Electronic Halls of Mirrors
Man's 21st century response to dramatic events is not necessarily just to simply interact with it, but to also record it. More and more, we are altering our behaviors …
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The Love of Light: Gore Vidal, 1925 – 2012
Gore Vidal was renaissance man of letters who wrote award winning novels, essays, stage plays, and screenplays, now achieves the greatest goal of any writer: immortality.
Ten Nobel Peace Laureates Call on NBC to Cancel “Stars Earn Stripes”
Ten Nobel Peace Laureates today issued an open letter to the Chairman of NBC Entertainment, as well as General Wesley Clark and others involved in the new u201crealityu201d show …
Ten Nobel Peace Laureates Call on NBC to Cancel “Stars Earn Stripes”
Ten Nobel Peace Laureates today issued an open letter to the Chairman of NBC Entertainment, as well as General Wesley Clark and others involved in the new u201crealityu201d show …