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  • Orwell on the Difference Between Patriotism and Nationalism

    Orwell on the Difference Between Patriotism and Nationalism0

    A prominent intellectual at a recent private meeting was asked the difference between nationalism and patriotism. His response was similar to the explanation Justice Potter Stewart once offered on the difference between “obscene speech” (i.e. porn) and “protected speech”: “I know it when I see it.” George Orwell, in his essay Notes on Nationalism, offered

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  • Ortega Y Gassset: Technology Is the Essence of Man

    Ortega Y Gassset: Technology Is the Essence of Man0

    We live in an age of rapid technological change. 20 years ago, someone would have laughed at you if you said you had a mini computer in your pocket. Today, Americans spend an average of 11 hours on their tech per day. Experts predict around 40% of the jobs done by humans will soon be the

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  • Organizing a “SlutWalk” Doesn’t Mean You’re Empowered

    Organizing a “SlutWalk” Doesn’t Mean You’re Empowered0

    Ladies and gentlemen, mark your calendars—Amber Rose just announced she’ll be organizing yet another “SlutWalk” this fall in downtown Los Angeles. Not familiar with Amber Rose? She’s a stripper turned dancer-model-actress who was propelled to mainstream celebrity status thanks mainly to her prior disastrous relationships with Kanye West and Wiz Khalifa. Not sure what a

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  • Oregon Wants to Defelonize All the Drugs

    Oregon Wants to Defelonize All the Drugs0

    Over the last several years, ending drug prohibition has steadily become an idea whose time has come. After spending decades and billions of tax dollars policing what individuals can and cannot put into their own bodies, the government has absolutely nothing to show for its “war on drugs,” aside from a swelling prison population. The

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  • Oregon Man Fined $500 for Questioning Traffic Light Timing

    Oregon Man Fined $500 for Questioning Traffic Light Timing0

    If Galileo or da Vinci, the famed Italian polymaths, lived in modern day Oregon, they might well be the targets of a lengthy and expensive inquisition by the Oregon State Board of Examiners for Engineering and Land Surveying for the unlicensed practice of engineering for engaging in mathematical criticism. That is because neither became state-licensed

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  • Oregon High School Discovers Hidden Benefits in Shop Class

    Oregon High School Discovers Hidden Benefits in Shop Class0

    Have you ever looked at the range of courses your child can take in high school and had the sense that something was missing? For many parents, that missing item is one that was a favorite course in high school: shop class. The reasons for the disappearance of shop class are simple: high stakes testing

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