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I try to regularly skim over the offerings at the Arts & Letters Daily, as I’ll usually stumble upon a thought-provoking and enjoyable piece to mentally chew on for a little while. Today I found an article worshipping critical thinking and its role in our lives. It addresses the benefits, methods, and values entailed in [...]

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I think just about everyone was sick of the character assassination going on by the time the polls opened in 2004. In lieu of the purported draft dodging and medal throwing, preceded a few years prior by a controversy over oral sex and a president, I think it’s fair to say that our thirst for [...]

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“Responsibility does not only lie with the leaders of our countries or with those who have been appointed or elected to do a particular job. It lies with each of us individually.”
-The Dalai Lama
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve inevitably heard about the nation-wide protests led by immigrants that are going on [...]

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