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  • Why watching people take selfies feels so awkward

    Why watching people take selfies feels so awkward0

    I’m having dinner with my flatmates when my friend Morgan takes a picture of the scene. Then she sits back down and does something strange: she cocks her head sideways, crosses her eyes, and aims the phone at herself. Snap. Whenever I see someone taking a selfie, I get an awkward feeling of seeing something

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  • Why Was Michael Flynn Charged with Lying to the FBI When Two Clinton Aides Got Off Scot Free?

    Why Was Michael Flynn Charged with Lying to the FBI When Two Clinton Aides Got Off Scot Free?0

    Robert Mueller’s probe into President Donald Trump’s alleged ties to Russia during the presidential election is reaching a crescendo. Former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn last week agreed to plead guilty to lying to the FBI and is now cooperating with the prosecution, setting off a frenzy of speculation about how high the investigation will

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  • Why Wandering Minds Are Unhappy Minds

    Why Wandering Minds Are Unhappy Minds0

    Have you ever eaten an apple cider doughnut? I hadn’t; but I was craving one. My wife and I were hiking on a beautiful fall day. The first leg of the hike was unrelentingly steep. Sometimes at the beginning of a hike, my mind fills with complaints: too hot, too many bugs, too steep, too

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  • Why Vegetarians Should Be Prepared to Bend Their Own Rules

    Why Vegetarians Should Be Prepared to Bend Their Own Rules0

    It’s a common enough scenario. A vegetarian has been invited to a friend’s place for dinner. The host forgets that the guest is a vegetarian, and places a pork chop in front of her. What is she to do? Probably her initial feelings will be disgust and repulsion. Vegetarians often develop these sorts of attitudes

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  • Why Using the Turpin Family’s House of Horrors to Attack Homeschooling is Dishonest (and Unwise)

    Why Using the Turpin Family’s House of Horrors to Attack Homeschooling is Dishonest (and Unwise)0

    Horrific crimes and violent acts tug at our collective heart strings. When other humans are harmed, we rightfully feel empathy and anger. We should use these moments as opportunities for reflection and conversation, but we should be careful to not make policy based on emotion. Some are using the egregious case of alleged child abuse

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  • Why UPS Is Able to Save the Environment While Ethanol Subsidies Destroy It

    Why UPS Is Able to Save the Environment While Ethanol Subsidies Destroy It0

    Freshman congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez may have captured the headlines, but Ocasio-Cortez is not the only democratic socialist congresswoman elected to the new Congress. Fellow freshman and democratic socialist Rashida Tlaib, D-Michigan, is eager to make her own splash. Last December, Ocasio-Cortez, along with fellow freshman member Tlaib, attended a congressional boot camp. At the boot

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