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Here’s my first confession: I enjoy being angry. I am peaceable interpersonally, but I definitely enjoy being angry, particularly about politics.... Read more →
Civil Liberties in the Time of Ebola
It's happened. Ebola has come to the United States. In the past month, we've had the first Ebola diagnosis in the United States—and now the first... Read more →
Scotland & Decentralization: It Will Get Worse Before It Gets Better
After a lengthy independence campaign, driven in by part by complaints about taxation, public spending, mismanagement of oil reserves in the North... Read more →
6 Reasons Why Light Rail is a Terrible Idea
Somewhere along the way, hipsters and train travel forged an unholy union. I hear it all the time in Austin, Texas. Every time I'm at a party and... Read more →
Want to De-Stigmatize Mental Illness? Don’t Do This
In the wake of Robin Williams’ death, it became clear how cruel people and can be towards the mentally ill. One Fox News host, apparently unable to... Read more →