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Congress Used to Pass Bipartisan Legislation – Will It Ever Again?0
- History
- January 4, 2019
Congress seemingly hasn’t accomplished much apart from a tax cut and criminal justice reform since the election of President Trump in 2016, despite all three branches being controlled by the GOP. Will that record get even worse now that the U.S. has divided government? As a political scientist who studies Congress, I find it tempting
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What the Popularity of DNA Tests Really Tells Us 0
- Culture
- January 4, 2019
Watch a YouTube video, browse Facebook, or (if you’re old-fashioned) turn on a television, and you might well see an advertisement for DNA-profiling services. DNA tests have become ubiquitous as sequencing technology has improved. Companies now sell you a product that can supposedly tell you how much of your DNA comes from various regions of
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The Seven Deadly Sins of Networking 0
- Culture
- January 4, 2019
This is based on a section of Zak’s new book How to Get Ahead, due out in summer 2019. Networking is a fundamental part of getting ahead. You can have the best skills, the best knowledge, and the best portfolio, but if you can’t get in front of the people who can use your skills, knowledge,
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Why Elizabeth Gilbert’s Ideas about Happiness in Eat Pray Love are Wrong 0
- Culture
- January 4, 2019
As the year begins, many will embark on a self-improvement project. Elizabeth Gilbert’s mega-selling memoir Eat Pray Love has inspired millions towards a journey of self-discovery. Many believe Gilbert is wise. Gilbert made the Time Magazine list of 100 most influential people in the world, and she was named to Oprah’s SuperSoul 100 list of
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Was There a Star of Bethlehem? An Astronomer Presents the Evidence.0
- History
- January 4, 2019
Christmas is over, right? Or so many of us think. But before the Christmas season ran from Thanksgiving to December 25th, as it does today, the first few days of January were a major part of the Christmas celebration. The “Twelve Days of Christmas” officially end on January 6th, or Epiphany, the day on which
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More Americans Find “Meaning in Life” Through Money than Faith 0
- Culture
- January 3, 2019
What makes your life meaningful? For Christians the answer should be some variation of our faith in God. But if that’s your answer you are distinctly in the minority in the U.S. The Pew Research Center conducted two separate surveys, one that included an open-ended question asking Americans to describe in their own words what
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