Politics
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2.7KSupreme Court Rejects Change to “One Person One Vote”
An important voting rights case has been ruled by the Supreme Court with a unanimous decision. In Evanwel Et Al v. Abbott, Governor...
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6.4KIn Defense of Soylent
To the uninitiated, Soylent is an eerie reminder of the 1972 Sci-Fi classic Soylent Green – a film about a dystopian...
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3.5KFight Bank Fees With Bitcoin
Why banks charge fees. (#Day44) Today, I went to the bank. Deposit a check? Done. No problem. The issues arose when I...
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3.1KInternational Women’s Day 2016
I still hear it, “Why is there an international women’s day but not an international men’s day?” And that question irks me,...
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4.1KWhat The “Open Letter” Trend Says About America
In 2016, America feels like a giant, sleepy bear. Wandering, searching, looking within around one simple question: Who should be the...
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4.4KSelf Driving Cars: What To Expect
Imagining the future of transportation. (#Day39) In the not so distant future, self-driving cars will dominate the roads. Source: https://www.businessinsider.com/report-10-million-self-driving-cars-will-be-on-the-road-by-2020-2015-5-6 For consumers,...
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3.9KAutomatic Voter Registration
Residents are automatically registered to vote in Oregon when getting a driver’s license, renewing a license or getting a state ID card....
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4.0KThe Passing of Antonin Scalia
Justice Antonin Scalia has passed away this morning. I send my thoughts to his family and friends. He was arguably the most...
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4.2KPeace Into The New Year
This has been a rough time for the country. We have had a series of high profile mass shootings and political leaders...
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6.7KOn Pope Francis’ Evolution Statement
As Pope Francis makes his trip to America I thought it would be a good time to talk about the statement that...