Productive debates cannot occur when we are having different conversations all-together. As we continue to politicize our social media platforms, online political conversations are near impossible … [Read More...] about Coming To The “Same” Conversation
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Perspectives
The Sky is My Mother and I Her Bastard Child
Driving down the long stretch of barren road that leads to the airfield, I look around taking in what little scenery there is to be found. As we draw closer I stare out the window of the car and … [Read More...] about The Sky is My Mother and I Her Bastard Child
Entertainment
Manufactured Enjoyment: Travel Vlogging As A Business
At the end of a long day, when my calves hurt from speed walking across campus, and I’ve got three essays in as many days, and all I’ve eaten all week is pasta with cold spaghetti sauce poured on top, … [Read More...] about Manufactured Enjoyment: Travel Vlogging As A Business
Video Game Emulation: Piracy For Preservation
For the computer user that spends their time playing old Mario games or speedrunning DOOM in their downtime, the shutdown of the website Emuparadise likely sent a shock to the system. Emuparadise was … [Read More...] about Video Game Emulation: Piracy For Preservation
Politics
Words You Don’t Know: Misunderestimated
Everyone knows about the 1960 presidential debate between John F. Kennedy and current Vice President Richard Nixon. Onscreen for the first time, the debate brought characters out of the impersonal … [Read More...] about Words You Don’t Know: Misunderestimated
From Ukraine to Syria: The Frosty Comeback of the Cold War
During April of 2018, the Secretary-General of the UN, António Guterres, declared that the Cold War had returned to the world “with a vengeance”, nearly three decades following the demise of the … [Read More...] about From Ukraine to Syria: The Frosty Comeback of the Cold War
Economics
The Enclave Economy and You
You live in an area, you buy things from that area, and you interact with the people around you to get not only what you need to live, but what you want in general. At its core, this is the basis of … [Read More...] about The Enclave Economy and You
Words You Don’t Know: Agglomeration
Remember last Monday when you were cruising down the street with your friend, Carl, and he asks if you could swing by the closest place that would provide cash-back? You pull up to a busy intersection … [Read More...] about Words You Don’t Know: Agglomeration
International
Educated in Europe: Why More Graduate Students Go Abroad
Pursuing a graduate degree has increasingly become a worthy investment and, sometimes, a requirement. A 2014 estimate said that jobs that required graduate degrees were expected to rise by 21.7 … [Read More...] about Educated in Europe: Why More Graduate Students Go Abroad
Pounds and Pirates: How British Privateers Got Between the US and the SI
The year is 1794. Joseph Dombey, a prominent French botanist, cowers below deck as his ship is boarded by British privateers. While such a thing is not uncommon at the time for ships brave enough to … [Read More...] about Pounds and Pirates: How British Privateers Got Between the US and the SI