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Liar, Liar Pants on Fire: The Faults of Fact Checking the General Election
When Franklin Delano Roosevelt ran for an unprecedented third term as President in 1941, he promised voters, “Your President says this...
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Oct 8, 20165 min read


Don’t Be Evil: Google’s New Anti-ISIL Efforts
Reaching into uncharted political waters, Google recently prototyped a program designed to direct potential ISIL recruits away from the...
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Oct 6, 20164 min read


Xi Jinping’s “New Confessional Movement”
Wang Yu — previously one of the top lawyers at China’s most successful human rights law firm — sits, hands calmly folded in her lap,...
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Oct 4, 20165 min read


Stepping Up to the Plate: How Sports Leagues Can and Must Advance Social Progress
With a viewership of nearly 10 million people, the 2016 ESPY’s represented an ideal platform for athletes and sports leagues to...
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Aug 23, 20167 min read


Wayne’s World: John Wayne’s Legacy and Donald Trump
At the John Wayne Museum in Winterset, Iowa — a museum entirely devoted to commemorating the late, notorious actor — Donald Trump stood...
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May 8, 20166 min read


Where Free Speech Meets Hate Speech
It only takes a few minutes of browsing internet comments for one to observe just how ingrained the concept of “free speech” is in...
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May 3, 20164 min read


Made in China, Filmed in China
With $40.9 million in ticket sales on its first day, the Chinese film “The Mermaid” broke global box office records in February of this...
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May 2, 20168 min read


How Skinny is Too Skinny? The Limits of Government Regulation in an Unhealthy Fashion Industry
Since its inception at the turn of the 20th Century — when the industrial revolution enabled mass production of garments — the fashion...
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Apr 29, 20165 min read


Out, Proud, and Brave?
Earlier this year, in a statement released by the Windy City Times, Lilly Wachowski came out as transgender — something her sister Lana...
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Apr 20, 20164 min read


Nuns v. Birth Control
The lawsuit Zubik v. Burwell, argued on March 23 in the 8-member Supreme Court, involves a small religious minority locked in conflict...
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Apr 18, 20165 min read


Unfair and Lovely: The No Filter Approach to Natural Skin Color
One hashtag, three words: #unfairandlovely. Although the phrase seems minimal, the “Unfair and Lovely” campaign, started by University of...
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Apr 14, 20165 min read


Solidarity Through Architecture and Ruins: A New Front in the War on Terror
In August of 2015, the Islamic State brutally destroyed the ancient city of Palmyra, Syria, one of many such attacks on cultural...
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Apr 14, 20164 min read


Knowledge is Power in Fighting Obesity
Americans are fat, and getting fatter. According to the American Heart Association, 78 million adults and 13 million children in the...
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Apr 9, 20164 min read


A Pope, a Patriarch, and Distinctly Political Implications
On February 12, in the VIP room of the Havana airport, Pope Francis of the Catholic Church and Patriarch Kirill, the head of the Russian...
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Apr 8, 20165 min read


Borders and Identities
For the last several months, borders have been at the forefront of politics and culture: Donald Trump infamously promised to erect a wall...
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Apr 7, 20164 min read


Shame by the State
Martin Shkreli, the now-infamous former CEO of Turing Pharmaceuticals, was dubbed “the most hated man in America” by multiple media...
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Apr 6, 20165 min read


The Party’s Media: Free Speech and CCP Legitimacy
Last month, President Xi Jinping of China took a choreographed tour of the country’s largest media organizations, and, with the...
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Apr 4, 20165 min read


Football’s Fourth Quarter?
Peyton Manning, renowned for his legendary career as quarterback of the Indianapolis Colts and the Denver Broncos, has retired. His 18...
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Apr 2, 20166 min read


The Elusive Nature of the Hispanic Category
By 2060, 115 percent more Americans will be of Hispanic origin than in 2015. Consequently, pundits identify “the Hispanic vote” as the...
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Apr 2, 20167 min read


The Resurrection of a Genre: Christian Films and Hollywood’s Polarization
Hollywood has rediscovered religion,” wrote Tatiana Siegel for The Hollywood Reporter in their latest magazine. And, she appears to be...
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Mar 28, 20166 min read
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