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Math Explains Why the Democrats May Have Trouble Picking a Candidate 0
- Politics
- June 20, 2019
With 24 declared candidates for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination (and counting), many Americans are likely wondering how the party will ultimately make up its mind and settle on the best candidate. As mathematicians, we wondered whether there might not even be a best candidate. In fact, this is an established mathematical paradox. The more
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It’s Time to Chat With the Silent Generation 0
- Culture
- June 20, 2019
For the Millennial generation, looking to the future can feel like staring into a black abyss. The feeling is understandable. The economy hasn’t been very kind to the young, flooded as it is with devalued bachelor’s degrees and loads of debt. Yet despite this grim reality, the thought of years to come need not ruin
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‘I Am Mother’: Brainless Diversion… but With a Darker Point 0
- Culture
- June 20, 2019
Warning: contains spoilers Post-apocalyptic shows and movies never seem to go out of style. Netflix is trying to corner part of this lucrative market with its own original content. Their latest addition to the canon is a movie called “I am Mother.” As is customary in such movies, we start by learning that a post-apocalyptic
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The Flag Protection Amendment and American Greatness 0
- Culture
- June 19, 2019
One of the great characteristics of Americans is their candor. Among the reasons we declared independence from what we believed to be the excesses of a corrupt British monarchy and aristocracy was our contempt for pretense, deference, and pomposity. We believed, instead, in simple virtue and simple values such as truth, decency, honesty, temperance, and
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The Entrepreneur Who Became a Billionaire After Being Rejected by Facebook 0
- Economics
- June 19, 2019
Jan Koum had a rough upbringing. At 16, he immigrated from Europe to the United States with his mother and grandmother, who were fleeing political unrest and religious persecution. Jan’s mother got a job as a babysitter in California while Jan went to school and worked at a grocery store cleaning floors. His father planned
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Poll: Americans Are Highly Critical of the State of Public Discourse 0
- Culture
- June 19, 2019
You’re not imagining things if you think political debate has grown worse in the last several years. According to a new poll from Pew Research, a whopping 85 percent of Americans believe it has grown more negative. The breakdown of this overall view provides some interesting specifics. Eighty-five percent of Americans believe political debate has
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Is a Hot Dog a Sandwich?0
- Culture
- June 19, 2019
Walking back from a logic course in college, a friend asked me if I had heard of the “Is a Hot Dog a Sandwich?” debate raging on reddit. “No,” I told him, “what a silly thing for people to waste their time on.” Curiosity got the best of me, however, and I checked out the
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High School Girl Who Lost Race to Transgender Athletes Files Federal Complaint 0
- Culture
- June 19, 2019
A female high school athlete who didn’t qualify for a track event because two boys who identify as girls ran faster filed a complaint Monday with the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights. “No one in the state of Connecticut is happy about this, but no one has enough courage to speak up,” Selina
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Paul McCartney: A Real Goldie Oldie 0
- Culture
- June 18, 2019
If your birthday lands on June 18, you are lucky to share it with one of the most talented songwriters of all time: Sir Paul McCartney. The ex-Beatle turns 77 in 2019, right in the middle of a tour that will bring him to San Diego, Phoenix, Las Vegas, Vancouver, and Los Angeles. I’m probably
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Math Explains Why the Democrats May Have Trouble Picking a Candidate 0