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The danger in a society that has embraced unchecked capitalism is that it becomes ignorant of the limitations in attempting to use capital to address every problem. Capital itself is a tool for managing allocation not creation. You cannot buy the results of research that is not done. You cannot
In 1955, University of Chicago Press published Milton Mayer’s They Thought They Were Free: The Germans, 1933-45, a book that captured a series of interviews he did in 1953 with ten men, nine of whom were blue collar workers in what was a mid-sized ruralish city
I've been thinking about social media a lot lately. How we talk to each other. What we take from other's posts. How someone can be a complete stranger, someone you've only interacted with through one of these apps, or someone you know and maybe
While it is entirely true from an aspirational perspective, the phrase "there's no place for violence in politics" is a demonstrably, wildly, false and ahistorical notion. We are a nation neck-deep in violence from the very first moment people began colonizing this land. The nation
It's made up of people who think the appearance of knowledge, skill and ability is commensurate with, even superior to, actually having knowledge, skill and ability. Meanwhile they produce incorrect, nonsensical and harmful words, works and outputs. They wear suits, stand at podiums, sit in front of cameras
Watching the societal conversations on gender roles and tensions reflected in the decline of journalism *Yes, I know journalism is under attack. But it is always under attack and that's not a reason to stop pushing for it to be better. Much has already been written about the
A few years ago during yet another series of horrific wildfires in California, the skies where I live turned orange for days. We had experienced hazy smoke grey skies before. Had smelled the telltale tinge of burning wood. It had happened when we lived in Alaska, where we'd
Official documents take time. There will be consequential elections across the country both this year and next year. If you have ever changed your name or gone by a different name, you need to get your documentation situated sooner rather than later. The SAVE Act, the current law that is
Phrase of the Day: stare decisis , a Latin phrase meaning “to stand by things decided” To sum up a complex system, the United States operates fundamentally on the notion of precedent. Court cases are decided based on previous court decisions with consideration of new arguments. There are different
Take away the camera, the artist will work with a pencil. Take away the pencil, the artist will work with pen. Take away the pen, the artist will work with charcoal. Take away the charcoal, the artist will work with pastel. Take away the pastel, the artist will work with
