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Articles A “Cool Heads” Global Warming Discussion

Or, lets say that we are NOT the cause of global warming. Then that frees us of the burden of having to correct it, right? Wrong. Even if we're not the cause of it, it's happening anyway. So, doesn't it seem like a good idea to plan for the future?

Oct 25, 2007
Articles Aggressive by Nature?

It was generally held for a long time that hunting, the act of stalking live prey and then killing it, contributed a great deal to our natural aggressive tendencies. After…

Jul 19, 2005
Articles Agnostic Atheism

Having personally gone through theism and agnosticism, I fully understand why people would want to call themselves agnostic atheists.

Dec 10, 2009
Articles America Didn’t Defeat Communism

In a recent discussion about Bernie Sanders, someone said that he could never have been elected because he was a self-avowed socialist. I called that into question, and (of course)…

Nov 11, 2016
Articles Don’t Feed the Trolls

The trick to dealing with trolls is learning to recognize them when you see them so you can learn to avoid playing their game.

Aug 4, 2013
Articles Everyone Wants to Be Johnny Carson

All late night talk shows (aside from the Daily Show and the Colbert Report) are lame and practically worthless. They’re formulaic, unoriginal, and pander to the widest audience possible. Half…

Aug 5, 2007
Articles G-8 is Enough

The G-8 was created out of the eight richest countries in the world in order to fight poverty in Africa. Poverty affects more people throughout the world than all of…

Jul 18, 2005
Articles Global Temperatures and Human Activity

I recently got into another discussion about global warming, and the person I was talking to said they weren’t convinced that humans were the cause of it. Though it’s just…

Oct 15, 2007
Articles How to Write a Good (Basic) Essay

1. Write a five-sentence summary about the whole paper, and try to make it mimic what your paper will look like when you’re done. The first sentence, like the first…

Jul 21, 2005
Articles I’d Rather Be Walking Dead

I’ve loved The Walking Dead since Glenn first called Rick a dumbass, and I unflinchingly purchase every episode because it is (and will always be) one of my favorites. A…

Dec 16, 2017
Articles Indict Dick Cheney

The next time you hear Cheney say that America wasn't attacked after 9/11, ask an Iraq War veteran about roadside bombs.

May 28, 2009