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It’s as if Sisyphus were a DJ who was charged with spinning records instead of rolling stones.
Ancient Indian Wisdom. Or Chinese Wisdom. Or Whatever.
Why do Americans in the 21st century still insist on casting Indigenous people as quaint caricatures of yesteryear?
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Michael Sam: The First and the Last of It
Michael Sam may be the first football player to come out. But we’re looking towards the day when the last one no longer feels the need to remain in the closet.
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Clayton Lockett’s Botched Execution and the Moral Ambiguity of Capital Punishment
While I do not support capital punishment, I don’t believe that supporting it is necessarily immoral.
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State of the Blog Address: My 500th Post
Where this came from, how it got here, and where it might be headed
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On the Academic Boycott of Israel
My opposition to the academic boycott is not a sign of support for Israelis policies or actions in the occupied territories.
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The Illogic of Unlimited Campaign Contributions
Each time the court strikes down limits on campaign contributions, Americans assume corruption will be the result.
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Of Course Colleges Don’t Want to Pay Athletes a Fair Wage — They Don’t Want to Pay ANYONE a Fair Wage
Colleges don’t want to pay athletes. Guess what? They already barely pay most of their faculty and staff. You see a trend here?
Is Big Time College Sports a Plantation Economy?
Millionaire coaches and athletic directors are not uncommon, yet it’s against the rules to pay athletes.
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Judging History
Every government has a vested interest in promoting a version of history that points to itself as the righteous successor of the past.