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It seems like there has been so much going on in America lately, it pains me not to write about it... A monumental event in American politics and quite simply American life happened Saturday, the day before Valentine's Day, when…
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As often as the word “freedom” is thrown around, the phrase “free market economy” is equally tossed about. Free market: it sounds like it should be an economy in which participants have a degree of freedom, or are generally liberated. Yet…
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Saudi Arabia's mass executions in January were, paradoxically, not a message to Iran as much as a warning to a restive new generation in the Kingdom. Sheikh Nimr Al Nimr’s significance lies not in his theological credentials. He was not a…
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In the wake of the Iowa caucus and New Hampshire primary, there seems to be a myriad of articles on varying topics about the 2016 election flooding all forms of media every day. Their discussions range from policy proposals and campaign…
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European countries have laid out the red carpet to welcome back an old counterpart into their states for the first time in over 16 years. This turn of events was made possible due to the lifting of sanctions against Iran, which had been…
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If I could choose to not be any one political leader in the world right now it'd probably be Greek Prime Minister, Alexis Tsipras. His choices (which he was sort of forced into mind you) are coming back to haunt him. One of the agreements…
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Today I felt like packing my bags and taking a vacation from this cold winter weather and the obscene stack of readings glaring at me. Unrealistically, I dreamed about just heading to the airport and hopping on the next flight that would…
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Over my short lifetime, I have lived in and travelled to over 28 countries. My family and I have moved numerous times, mainly due to my dad’s work, which has taken us everywhere around the world. During our travels, we spent four years in…
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Well, we can officially count on not hearing about New Hampshire for the next four years! The first place winners of last night’s New Hampshire Primary were not surprising. Bernie Sanders (60.4% of Democrats) and Donald Trump (35.3% of…
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