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Art Meets Realpolitik: Winston Churchill and Darkest Hour

Analysis, Dana Zimbleman, Nonfiction, Writings / By Dana Zimbleman

Blowhard. Buffoon. Dotard. Egomaniac. Madman. Warmonger. If you’ve been following American political news lately, you might think I’m referencing the gossipy allegations from Michael Wolff’s new book about President Donald Trump that leftist media and anti-Trumpers have glommed on to in their latest quixotic attempts to find something—anything—tangible to confirm the view they’ve held since […]

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Ending Hunger Is Possible

Analysis, Eric Stephenson, Nonfiction / By Eric Stephenson

Anatomically modern humans have been fighting nature for around 200,000 years. The idea of ending hunger might seem especially implausible given the challenges. For instance, one influential fraternity of theorists argues that life will always be an ugly struggle due to economic Darwinism. In this model, a few fortunates get a whole lot while the rest

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Slut Shaming: Who’s the Real Slut?

Nonfiction, Student Writings, Writings / By a featured contributor

Men have sex. Women have sex. Men and women both have sex. Why, then, do so many people condemn women for having and enjoying sex? In recent years, slut shaming has reared its ugly head. A slut shamer makes another person feel inferior due to her choice of sexual acts. Though slut shaming affects both men and

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President Nixon Revisited

Analysis, Creative Nonfiction, Jerome Parent, Nonfiction, Writings / By Jerome Parent

Before Democrats consign to Donald Trump the title of worst president ever, they might want to remember the last couple of times they tried to give that label to a Republican. It’s going to be pretty hard to dislodge Millard Filmore, Franklin Pierce, Zachary Taylor, and Herbert Hoover from the bottom of the presidential trash

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The Art of the Vague Book Review

Creative Nonfiction, Creative Writing, Gary Walker, Nonfiction, Writings / By Gary Walker

Once upon a time, I reviewed books for a living. Well, it’s more honest to say I was paid to review them. The living part was a different story. It was a decent job for a while, but as with other hobbies like playing guitar and flying airplanes, getting paid for it sort of took

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Flaring Up: The Very Real Threat of Coronal Mass Ejections

Analysis, Nonfiction, Open Channel / By Eric Stephenson

Humanity is facing an inevitable catastrophe that world leaders continue to ignore due mostly to indifference and blind ignorance. This means that the public and scientific community need to more proactively address the issue to avert disaster. Specifically, many don’t even realize that on July 23rd, 2012, a massive solar storm of two coronal mass

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