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The Kids are Socialists Because Capitalism is Dickslapping the Planet
Capitalism doesn’t have a plan, you know. It only goes in one direction and it doesn’t care what you want.
Holly Wood
Jun 21
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The Fall of Tiger Woods
Not too long ago he was mentioned in the same breath as Muhammad Ali and Michael Jordan. He’s not anymore.
Brad Callas
Jun 5
Why Everyone Missed the Most Important Invention in the Last 500 Years
You’ve never heard of Yuji Ijiri. But back in 1989 he created something incredible.
Daniel Jeffries
Jun 22
D.C. cops used ‘rape as punishment’ after Inauguration Day mass arrests, lawsuit says
Wide array of unconstitutional tactics alleged in suit over chilling round-up that hit peaceful protesters, journalists, and anarchists…
Alan Pyke
Jun 22
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The Word Was Google
In the beginning was the word, and the word was with Google, and the word was Google
Tom Littrell
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Coding the Creator
Jun 21
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Damn the Writers, Maybe
Or Should You be a Surgeon or a Poet?
David Snyder
Jun 6
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Campus Censorship
The purpose of higher education and why and how it is censored
Leslie Loftis
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When Liberalism Stops Being Liberal
Jun 22
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Education
School choice both manifests and strengthens the liberal order
Ryan Huber
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When Liberalism Stops Being Liberal
Jun 22
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How to Get Promoted
It’s not enough simply to be good at your job
Heather Hund
Jun 22
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Religious Liberty
The right to religious belief and expression is of first importance to a free society
Erick Erickson
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When Liberalism Stops Being Liberal
Jun 22
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Identity Politics
Left, right, and the making of Trump’s America
Varad Mehta
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When Liberalism Stops Being Liberal
Jun 22
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Free Speech in a Global Context
Dangerously illiberal trends in liberal societies
Nicholas Grossman
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When Liberalism Stops Being Liberal
Jun 22
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Heat Seeking in Death Valley
Entropic extremities
Alan Hanson
Jun 22
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Big Government
Slouching toward illiberalism
Ben Domenech
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When Liberalism Stops Being Liberal
Jun 22
Us vs. Them, Poolside with My Mother
“You can sum up everything that’s wrong in the world,” my mother said, “by the fact that some people think they can put a towel down in the…
Andy Raskin
Jun 22
Grenfell Tower, London — A Preventable Tragedy
England’s conservative obsession with deregulation may have cost lives
Ethan Shone
Jun 20
The Kids are Socialists Because Capitalism is Dickslapping the Planet
Capitalism doesn’t have a plan, you know. It only goes in one direction and it doesn’t care what you want.
Holly Wood
Jun 21
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Fighting crime with Slack
How the Hartford Police Department gathers intelligence in real time
Slack
Jun 21
Apple Should Get Into Primary Care
Another earnings call, another day people wonder how Apple makes so much money. Another look at Apple’s balance sheet, another day people…
Nikhil Krishnan
Jun 17
When will we see a Tesla of the skies?
David Alexander, Director, Aerospace Standards, SAE International
World Economic Forum
Jun 15
We’ve studied the future of the internet since 2004. Here’s what we’ve learned.
Since 2004, the Pew Research Center has been asking thousands of experts to predict the impact of the internet in the future. In the summer…
Lee Rainie
Jun 22
We Cannot Amuse Ourselves to Death
And that is far more worrying than the idea that we could.
Zander Nethercutt
Jun 19
Creativity
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Are you too busy to be creative?
You are just too busy to be creative. You have the best of intentions but other stuff and other people just keep getting in the way.
Cali Bird
Jun 17
Paying Hell for Creativity: Why “Failure” is Actually Good
At Magenta Studios, our goal is to “break the creativity code” — to understand creativity, to teach it, and to use it not only to make art…
Jeff Barnum
Jun 14
Don’t Relegate Creativity to a Select Few
The future of your business depends on it.
Jackie Colburn
Jun 16
Why Every Writer Needs A Writing Mentor
(And Where To Find One)
ProWritingAid
Jun 14
How to Tap Into Your Creativity
Creativity cannot be forced.
Ravi Shankar Rajan
Jun 20
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Scaling A Startup? Pick An Idol
You know, for someone who has never run a company, I have a ton of opinions about how to do it better than anyone else. I’m all about that…
Frank Caron
Jun 21
How to Create a Side Project that Customers Actually Want
“Don’t find customers for your product. Find products for your customers.” — Seth Godin
Liam Sarsfield
Jun 20
Should I learn to code if I want to be a tech entrepreneur?
One common question I get asked is: “Should I learn to code if I want to be a tech entrepreneur?”
Poornima Vijayashanker
Jun 21
How to Create a Successful App: The Art of Finding a Problem Worth Solving
Most successful products share one thing in common: they are efficient painkillers. In order for your app to capture a share of the market…
Josiah Humphrey
Jun 20
Should Startups Care About Profitability?
There are certain topics that even some of the smartest people I talk with who aren’t startup oriented can’t fully grok. One of them is…
Mark Suster
Jun 17
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Political Correctness
The tyranny of “PC culture” is real — and a threat to liberal society
Cathy Young
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When Liberalism Stops Being Liberal
Jun 22
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Hunger
Female directors and the rise of girl-cannibal horror
Sady Doyle
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The Fearsome is Female
Jun 21
Beauty Tips from Countess Elizabeth Bathory
A 16th-century Hungarian serial killer who murdered young women and bathed in their blood as part of her beauty regime.
Amy Morrison
Jun 16
The hot new swimsuits of 2017 are not going to work for me
ESSAY | Perhaps you’ve seen one of these puzzling styles
The Lily News
Jun 18
How Gaming Can Save us from our Apathy
My first year of college I made friends with a roommate trio in an adjacent dorm. They began to withdraw socially and academically after…
Christopher Cinq-Mars Jarvis
Jun 12
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My Answer to the Question “How Do You Maximize Your Happiness in Life?
This post originally appeared as an answer to a question on Quora.
Ayodeji Awosika
Jun 7
10 Ways To Get People To Hate You
Hate is a strong word. Isn’t it? Some people throw it around easily but it’s one of those words…you know, the words that make you pause…
Robert Kennedy III
Jun 19
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The Complete Guide to Happiness for Introverts
Is it true that extroverting will make you happier?
Kate Jones
Jun 20
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Progressive Prepping 101: Online Resources
The guaranteed no-Confederate-flag, almost-entirely-Bible-free guide to online emergency preparedness resources for beginners
Sarah Avery
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Confessions of a Left-Wing Prepper
Jun 19
5 ways to stay sane on the Internet
ANALYSIS | Of course, it’s not exactly the most serene place
Kelly Williams Brown
Jun 16
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Identity Politics
Left, right, and the making of Trump’s America
Varad Mehta
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When Liberalism Stops Being Liberal
Jun 22
Political Rhetoric vs. Congress: Who’s really winning?
The tragic attack on my friend and colleague, Rep. Steve Scalise, staffers and members of the U.S. Capitol Police on June 14 was arguably…
Rep. Tim Murphy
Jun 22
The Misunderstood Medicaid Program Behind Yesterday’s Disability “Die In”
A Simple Explanation of Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services
Rohmteen Mokhtari
Jun 23
The gender imbalance in Congress
ANALYSIS | Among House staff, women are well represented — except in senior positions
The Lily News
Jun 22
Wheelchair users dragged away from McConnell’s office for protesting health care bill
Dozens of disability rights activists were arrested.
E.A. Crunden
Jun 22