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yes, education is good for you, stop whining.
It’s often said that politicians are two faced, and generally for a good reason. While the double standards of a disturbing majority of them fill entire libraries dedicated to cataloging modern...
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censoring the web one keyword at a time
Digital rights activists often bemoan random sites being blacklisted by communication companies requested to filter certain types of content by government agencies around the world. Their lax attitude...
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when politicians and technology don’t mix
Photo by Google Something new, odd, and rather exciting is starting to happen in the world of defense and intelligence. Rather than classify the pencil on which a programmer working on a subroutine or...
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the peter principle stacks the deck against science
According to the famous Peter Principle, everyone eventually rises to a level of incompetence in an organization and nowhere does it seem to be more true than in Congress. As pointed out by many...
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when scientists have to fight political hacks
Here’s an extremely uncomfortable truth no one currently running for office in the U.S., or even remotely considering doing so ever wants to publicly admit. There are a lot of voters who really,...
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if you think globalization has been rough to you so far, you ain’t seen...
Here are four percentage values that tell a disturbing tale of some very, very bad things to come in a broader context. Those stats, in no particular order are 12%, 88%, 45%, and 66%, and they signal...
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republicans declare legislative war on wind in spite of their own voters
If you’re wondering about the state of renewable energy today, the news is good. It’s getting cheaper, more accessible, and more widespread. Even the most conservative areas of the American heartland...
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so, you elected a conspiracy theorist…
We all love a good conspiracy theory. Aliens and evil bureaucrats in secret lairs planning to send out brainwashing beams across the world and playing with the global financial system like their...
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how the news broke us
If you’ve tuned in to the news lately and feel like the world is falling apart and everyone is at each other’s’ throats, you’re far from alone. Today, the news has become synonymous with talking about...
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new study shows how a leader’s character affects people’s behaviors
When you lead a nation, either as an executive or as a lawmaker, you have to at least try to do three important things in order to have a shot at governing well. First, you have to consider the impact...
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