In a New York Times article yesterday, Farhad Manjoo wrote about how to survive the next tech extinction. VHS vs Betamax. HD DVD vs
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Kickass American (Corporate) Flags
I have to admit, although I would never buy this Corporate American flag, I frickin’ love it. Here’s another one: I have nothing against
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Homosexuality and the Conservative Mind
Damon Linker does a good job of laying out the reasons why conservatives believe that opposing same-sex marriage is not akin to racism. The
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Design Work in Pittsburgh
Recently, Pittsburgh has come into the new for its resurgence due to the twin towers of healthcare and hi-tech. Google has offices here and
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Linguistic Code Switching – I Can Haz Coolie?
Cultural and/or racial context in language is key. From Ta-Nehisi Coates’ dispatches from Paris: The historical upshot of this is that Frederick Douglass necessarily
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Economics Education and Pope Francis on Globalization vs Localization
Pope Francis makes a wonderful point concerning Globalism vs Localism*: An innate tension also exists between globalization and localization. We need to pay attention
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From Violence to Non-Violence in Insurgent Movements
In Ta-Nehisi Coates’ post on Mandela and the Question of Violence, the commenter abk1985 notes the following: The way the game is played is:
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Naturally Increasing Rains
In an i09.com article concerning the bad science that led people to settle the great plains, comes this rather interesting comment: Sufficient plant life
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Growing Up In Your Hometown
I wanted to circle back on the discussion I had with my friend about trying to build a connection to the motherland when it’s
Continue readingConnections to the Motherland, Connections to Where People Live
Last weekend, I had Primanti’s iftar with an old friend who was in town. He asked me if/how connected I feel to the motherland.
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