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As Boston University students plan their exodus from the Charles River campus this spring, gas prices are reaching new highs, leading the President and Congressional leaders to seek political solutions …
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Neocons, your days are (please, God, please) numbered. Three weeks ago this Friday the Pentagon dashed off a short memo entitled “A National Strategic Narrative.” Penned by U.S. Navy Capt. …
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We can finally confirm a widely known fact—Barack Obama was born in the United States. So why does the media care so much?
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It is no secret that the men and women of the United States Congress are not my favorite people in the world. I spend more time complaining about them than …
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On April 8 of this year, thousands of people employed by the United States government prepared to face the reality that they were unessential. The Senate, heavily populated by Democrats, …
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In case merry New England hasn’t quite drained the city-on-a-hill teat, this week the Boston City Council christened our fair metropolis a Human Rights City, to be “effective immediately and …
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On March 26th, a Libyan law student named Iman al-Obeidi burst into Tripoli’s Rixos Hotel and shouted that 15 of Muammar Gaddafi’s troops had beaten and gang-raped her, holding her …
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The recent fights in Washington over the 2012 budget have been infuriating to watch for many reasons, not least of which is that they prove once again that the men …
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With all the hubbub surrounding Mitt Romney’s recently confirmed bid for the Presidency and the speculation about whether or not Donald Trump will throw his hat in the ring, the …
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YouTube star Kory Shore’s innocuous song, “Crying for America,” is just one more thing standing between productive political conversation in this country.
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