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Music Festival Goers Should Remember To Live In, Not Live Stream, The Moment

April 22, 2016

One of the quickest indicators that spring has officially sprung is the fact that music festivals have begun to once again grace deserted lots with people and tunes. Time to pull out those gladiator sandals...

Warriors at Wizards 2/3/16

Sports Can Be Enlightening And Artful Too

April 22, 2016

It’d be hard to start an article about professional sports without acknowledging how gross they can be on many levels — despite sports’ systematic gendered pay discrimination, their hitherto blatant...

Federal Government Needs To Take Care Balancing Morality And Economics

Federal Government Needs To Take Care Balancing Morality And Economics

April 21, 2016

More and more we’re seeing political leaders abandon good economic practices in the name of political and economic “progressiveness.” Policy is no longer about growth or the health of our national...

Donald Trump: American Psycho

Donald Trump: American Psycho

April 21, 2016

Psychopathy describes personality disorders characterized by chronic lying, manipulation, an inability to empathize with others, childlike impulsiveness and abnormal or violent social behavior. I am a...

Preservatives Make Fruit Juice About As Healthy As Soda

Preservatives Make Fruit Juice About As Healthy As Soda

April 21, 2016

My Welch’s 100 percent White Grape and Cherry Juice has a sell by date of 4/6/17. My Kirkland Signature 100 percent Grape Juice also has a sell by date of 4/15/17. It seems strange to me that these juices...

"Blue Zones" - The Communities That Hold The Secret To Longer Lives

“Blue Zones” – The Communities That Hold The Secret To Longer Lives

April 19, 2016

Many "centenarians," (those who’ve reached the 100-year-old milestone) live in pockets across the world where living conditions seem to be prime for living longer and healthier lives. These "Blue Zones"...

Popularity Of "Idle" Games Can Be Attributed To "False Sense Of Achievement"

Popularity Of “Idle” Games Can Be Attributed To “False Sense Of Achievement”

April 18, 2016

A few years ago, a new kind of game genre exploded into existence and dominated browser gaming. These minimal effort, incremental “idle” games have flourished since 2013. Games like Cookie Clicker,...

Head to Head: Rise Of Artificial Intelligence Could Limit Human Thinking

Head to Head: Rise Of Artificial Intelligence Could Limit Human Thinking

April 18, 2016

Should we be worried about the future of artificial intelligence? Obviously computer intelligence has many beneficial uses, and I’m grateful for those. But our reliance on these machines is troubling....

The World Can't Afford The Economic Impacts Of Climate Change

The World Can’t Afford The Economic Impacts Of Climate Change

April 18, 2016

Our changing climate doesn’t care about free markets, unfettered capitalism or whether or not you’re a registered Republican or Democrat. While implementing an effective climate reduction policy is...

An Open Letter to Those Who Write Open Letters

An Open Letter to Those Who Write Open Letters

April 18, 2016

Ladies and gentlemen, I applaud you. Who better than you, the vibrant youth of a generation, to promote the voice of young America? My friends, you make a world of difference. You somehow know exactly...