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  • Gender Studies at the Grocery Store

    Gender Studies at the Grocery Store0

    Trader Joe’s is an American grocery store chain known for its good prices but also, uniquely for a grocery, for paying their employees well enough that they seem to enjoy their work. This makes for a distinctly upbeat atmosphere that adds to the charm of the low-priced organic food. My husband and I enjoyed chatting

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  • The Magna Carta Offered More Property Protection Than Modern U.S. States

    The Magna Carta Offered More Property Protection Than Modern U.S. States0

    Eight dollars and 41 cents. About the cost of a Chipotle burrito. That’s how much Uri Rafaeli owed the treasury in Wayne County, Michigan, for property taxes. To get that $8.41, the county took his house and sold it for $24,500 (or about 3,000 burritos.) They kept every penny for themselves. There is a word

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  • Restricting Trade on Endangered Species Just Makes Things Worse

    Restricting Trade on Endangered Species Just Makes Things Worse0

    Every year humans buy and sell hundreds of millions of wild animals and plants around the world. Much of this commerce is legal, but illegal trade and over-harvesting have driven many species toward extinction. One common response is to adopt bans on trading in threatened or endangered species. But research shows that this approach can

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  • Christianity and Socialism: Are They Really Alike?

    Christianity and Socialism: Are They Really Alike?0

    Socialism is once again striking a positive chord with many young people. This is not the first time. In the late 19th century the socialist idea was new and fresh and suddenly alive. Today socialism is a practice that is old and tired and thoroughly discredited, yet it still refuses to die. As revealed in a

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  • America’s Celebrity Culture Explains Why Harry and Meghan’s Flight Is Predictable

    America’s Celebrity Culture Explains Why Harry and Meghan’s Flight Is Predictable0

    Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, recently announced that they are “stepping down from their royal duties” and leaving the UK for North America. Why? According to one prominent media theory, the problem was racism. Meghan’s mother is black and is a descendant of slaves. The small handful of racist comments from

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  • America’s Hamster Wheel of ‘Career Advancement’

    America’s Hamster Wheel of ‘Career Advancement’0

    Many of those who work in the corporate world are constantly peppered with questions about their “career progression.” The Internet is saturated with articles providing tips and tricks on how to develop a never-fail game plan for professional development. Millions of Americans are engaged in a never-ending cycle of résumé-padding that mimics the accumulation of Boy Scout

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