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The uneasy relationship between Trump, scientific progress

Matthew Brotz -
Historically, a healthy dose of skepticism has been fundamental to sophisticated scientific thought. This skepticism demands that new hypotheses are rigorously tested before they can be accepted. Skep...

Sweeping Trump victory signals need for Democratic soul searching

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On election night, the first state that called for Donald Trump was Kentucky, a safely red state. It was a predictable call. However, what transpired in the later hours of election night defied party...

Powerball: rational investment or ‘idiot tax?’

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What does it mean to be rational? In terms of economics, it is often presumed that rationality is synonymous with benefiting your own monetary self-interest, investing your resources in the most effi...

Sugar tax incentivizes healthier consumption

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A few days prior to the commencement of the annual G20 Summit in Turkey, experts on diabetes urged world leaders to take a stand against this ballooning global health epidemic. Although similar rhetor...

Prison overcrowding breeds inhumane conditions, violence

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At the end of this month, 6,000 federal prison inmates once convicted for nonviolent drug offenses will be released. This is a direct result of the retroactive application of the United States Sentenc...

United States accommodation of Syrian refugees moral, economic issue

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As Syrian refugees continue to flood into Europe, many human rights activists have charged the United States with failing to adequately do its part in welcoming refugees during this humanitarian crisi...

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