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The Lost Legacy of Ulysses Grant
Ron Chernow, historian and author of Hamilton (the main influence for Lin-Manuel Miranda’s acclaimed Broadway musical), recently released...
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Jan 9, 20185 min read


Neurolaw: Criminal Justice in a World without Free Will
Scientific advancement has often upended long-cherished human beliefs. In the 17th century, the discovery that the Earth was not in fact...
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Jan 6, 20186 min read


Man, Machine, and Boundaries between
A humanoid robot named Sophia has become quite the celebrity as of late. A product of Hanson Robotics, Sophia has made appearances on...
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Jan 6, 20183 min read


More than Meets the Eye: Hip-Hop and Social Currents
Quavo, a rapper from the Atlanta hip-hop trio Migos, wants a featured verse on the United States’ national anthem. A Migos fan started a...
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Jan 6, 20185 min read


Classical Contextomy
Classical literature has played a role in political rhetoric in the United States since the country’s founding. In defense of the First...
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Jan 6, 20184 min read


Why Uber Failed in Europe
Uber, the San Francisco based transportation network company founded in 2009, has been incredibly successful in the United States,...
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Jan 6, 20183 min read


The Language of Tech
Since the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election, Silicon Valley’s “empathy vacuum” has come under fire. Critics of the technology industry’s...
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Jan 6, 20185 min read


Kill the Unpaid Internship
The internship search is a frenzy that college students across the country undergo every single year — meticulously crafting their...
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Jan 6, 20184 min read


Conspiracy Culture in an Age of Turmoil
On October 26, 2017, the Trump administration began the latest wave of declassifying documents relating to the Kennedy assassination....
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Dec 27, 20176 min read


The FBI Decides to Play Ball
The college sports world was rocked in September with an announcement from the FBI that 10 individuals, including assistant college...
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Dec 9, 20175 min read


Bruce Springsteen & Visions for the Promised Land
“There’s something really dangerous happening to us out there now. We’re slowly getting split up into two different Americas,” Bruce...
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Dec 9, 20178 min read


It’s No Capital Crime
Rock is one of the most glorified music genres in Western society. By many, it’s considered to be not only more artistically creative,...
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Dec 9, 20175 min read


The Dirt on Soap: Soap as an Agent of Political, Social, and Economic Agendas
In the context of day-to-day life, soap warrants minimal consideration. It is merely a material component involved in a greater process –...
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Dec 8, 20177 min read


Vanessa German’s Art House: A Stronghold Against Gentrification
Vanessa German’s signature sculptures, or “contemporary power figures”, charge in like an army of truth, sorrow and resilience; standing...
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Nov 13, 20175 min read


A Blessing and a Curse: The Politics of Cybersecurity in the Age of Technological Innovation
Technological advancement follows a rapid upward trajectory, and from its windfall, we are vested with an incredible and terrifying...
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Nov 10, 20176 min read


Music and Memery
The Internet is, among many things, the new cultural frontier. Its egalitarian nature–letting anyone with access create, promote, and...
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Nov 5, 20177 min read


The Elgin Marbles and Brexit: Should the Cultural Meddle in the Political?
No other ancient artifact has been the subject of more intense, decades-long international debate than the Elgin Marbles. Since the 1980s...
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Nov 4, 20174 min read


Where Hollywood Meets Washington
A line delivered at the 69th annual Emmys this year had viewers questioning if they were watching an awards show or the dystopian Black...
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Nov 4, 20174 min read


The Unsustainability of Mass Tourism
Mass tourism as a social phenomenon is relatively new, with its numbers rising dramatically in recent years. Originating in the early...
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Nov 4, 20173 min read


The Politics of Impartiality: How Media Frames the Climate Change Debate
There are certain scientific principles that we, as a society, take for granted: that an object in motion will stay in motion; that atoms...
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Nov 4, 20175 min read
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