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# politics
When living through dark times, the best thing you can do is give yourself a day off. Your sanity will thank you.
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The far left has mastered the art of creating a circular firing squad and alienating its willing and ready allies.
# longform
It seems that economy is still the top deciding factor for voters, although not in the same way it used to be a decade ago...
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Libertarians and authoritarians can see the exact same thing and cling to diametrically opposite conclusions. And that's going to be a big problem in the very near future.
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Our leaders' incompetence and complacency have ushered what will effectively be a new dark age.
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While it seems we can't even talk to anyone on the other side of the political divide, psychology offers a roadmap for a productive conversation with almost anyone.
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America's electoral map hasn't caught up to how its citizens live, so Democratic pundits are asking voters to find a way to adapt to the limitations of the past to assure electoral success.
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An analysis of partisan echo chambers on social media shows that the far left and the far right have unique approaches to propaganda.
# longform
Forget red states vs. blue states. The electoral showdown in 2016 is between where we've been and where we need to go.
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Without cultural appropriation, we wouldn't have any surviving cultures in the first place.
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In American history, conspiracy theorists taking out their frustrations at the ballot box are far from an anomaly.
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Baby Boomers are very upset with Millennials for trying to make work more meaningful and comfortable after watching them suffer.
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Universal Basic Income seems like a compassionate, forward-looking idea. But in reality, it's little more than a band aid that needs a lot more thought.
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Donald Trump being a viable presidential candidate should be a major sign that we're careening into the future with no plan and a system that's coming unglued.
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A thorough study of prison records spanning 15 years shows that recidivism is actually a lot lower than the numbers commonly cited in the media.