John Oliver Eviscerates US Prison System
"At least sesame street is actually talking about prison; the rest of us are much happier completely ignoring it. Perhaps because it's so easy not to care about prisoners. They are by definition
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Marijuana Does Not Kill Mexican Kids
NOTE: I recently came across an old editorial I wrote while still at Duke that was published in the Duke Chronicle. I was responding to a columnists argument against marijuana use. While that alone would
Ann Coulter Makes Rare Legitimate Point
Now, I normally would not reprint the words of a crazy person on my own personal blog. There are many crazy people in the world, and I think most people would have no problem including the ever-so-lovely
Worth Rewatching: Martin Luther King Had a Dream
On the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, it's an especially good time to take a few minutes and rewatch Martin Luther King's most famous speech. One of the truly great orators of history,
Michael Smerconish Makes Stupid Point
Just came across this surprising column by Michael Smerconish, who is an EA parent and someone I once looked up to as a responsible, thoughtful voice in a cacophony of sensationalism. But then he endorsed
Obama Recovery Sputters
What better birthday present for a President who has overseen the greatest growth of government since FDR than a stock market in absolute free fall? Unless you're Paul Krugman - who really ought to give