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The Rule of the Few
So you’re trying to do something. Maybe you’re trying to plan a trip for Spring Break. Maybe you’re trying to pass landmark healthcare reform. Most likely you’re fighting with your miserly friends...
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Winners Get to Do What They Want: How and Why Western Civilization...
It’s become trendy to bash Western Civilization lately. Americans in particular have a self-loathing streak. It’s cool to hate on America. “Smart,” people from college campuses and Starbucks the world...
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Are You an Intellectual?
Are you a thinker or a doer? Trick question. I’m sure you consider yourself both, a kind of philosopher king/queen who’s capable of translating thought into action. We’re all tempted to believe that....
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The Solipsism of Being a Wallflower
I always really liked Stephen Chbosky’s “The Perks of Being a Wallflower.” It was the one coming of age book, the one Bildungsroman, that really resonated with me. Ironically, Catcher in the Rye...
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The Ritual of Friendship
Do you have any of those things that annoy you disproportionately? There’s no reason for this little, inconsequential thing to cause you so much consternation. For my mom, it’s when I refuse to use...
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Lies My Country Told Me: The Hollow American Dream
Two cars parked in the driveway of a house that looks just like every other house in the neighborhood. Row upon row of the same cookie cutter home, the same cookie cutter dog, the same cookie cutter...
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Beer Halls, 5 Story Clubs, and Existential Crisis: My Time in Europe So Far
So to start, I’ll apologize to anyone who cares about not updating this blog in so long. If you didn’t know, I moved to Germany on September 1st, and I’ve been in Europe ever since. I’m here on a...
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Heroes or Traitors: America’s Idols
Cowboys vs. Indians. Cops vs. Robbers. Americans vs… well, pretty much everyone. When I was growing up, there were pretty clear distinctions between the good guys, and the bad guys. The world was...
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The Ascent of the Military Mindset and Why You Should Be Scared
How we think about problems says something penetrating and insightful about us. The way we solve problems is central to who we are as human beings. It’s a creative outlet, a way for us to show off our...
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We Know: Authoritarianism and the Empire of Information.
Courtesy Henriette Hansen Here’s an excerpt from the first chapter of a book I’ll release in the coming year. Hope you enjoy! Chapter 1: The Have and the Have Nots: Information Asymetry Knowledge is...
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