Political Education
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6.4KDiscovery: the BEST ways to cut an onion
Preparing for an event recently, I found myself in the unfortunate position of having to julienne an entire case of red onions....
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5.0KWhite House plans to beef up patchy GMO food crop rules
The system in the United States use to evaluate and regulate genetically-modified organisms has been marked for change by the Obama administration....
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4.5KNBA breaks the ‘Net
Basketball news broke the Internet with multiple players signing new contracts. For NBA fans, it’s been an exciting or rather devastating week....
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3.1K…And Justice for Whom?
Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing visualizes the racism of urban America as an unbearably hot summer. Blistering heat aggravates the city’s...
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9.6K2A detailed look at both sides of the Confederate flag debate
Co-authored by @brandonjpscott A Confederate flag draped around him, pictures of Dylann Wolf after the Charleston Massacre has caused a national outcry. Many...
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137.3KREBOOT: Higher education needs to update system requirements
Not too long ago, I wrote in defense of higher education. I maintain that higher education is an archetypical institution which appears throughout human...
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5.6K3Banish bland, develop deep flavors on the cheap: Sofrito, your new secret ingredient
Sofrito. It’s an easy recipe that can add an instant shot of flavour to everything you’re already cooking. You’re already familiar with sofrito even...
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6.2KHigher Education: Outdated or Timeless?
The new HBO series Silicon Valley, a glamorized, off-beat comedic exploration of the latest computer-based gold rush, opens with a TEDTalk by billionaire...
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5.3KDon’t be deceived, John Bohannon’s lies say nothing about chocolate
Earlier this year, a number of media outlets trumpeted the latest breakthrough in dietary science: “Eat dark chocolate daily to lose weight!”...
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4.6KBird flu outbreak obliterates flocks, price of eggs continues to rise
As an avian flu infection continues to rip through the Northern Midwest, the price of eggs will steadily rise. The epidemic started in...