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Music, Particular Orders, The 51st State

The 51 Best Songs to Come Out of the 51st State in the Past 365 Days (2022 Edition)

“It was loud and made our house vibrate. But it seemed like people were having a nice time. We did not attend.”

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Political Advertising, The Republican Party, Uncontrollabe Libidos

The “Confessions of a Republican”

“It seems to me we’re up against a very different kind of a man. This man scares me.” — William Bogert

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Black Lives Matter, Protests, The American Experiment

A Visual Compendium of Police Brutality

“For some, the lucid reality that not all cops are knights in shining Kevlar armor needs more than digital ink on a screen to be accepted.”

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Blade Runner, Son of Sam Seaborn, The 2020 Election

SON OF SAM SEABORN: How to Sound Like a Human When Phone Banking

To quote the greatest political mind of our generation, “Honestly, I am dumb. Most of the time I’m just playing smart.” I am the Son…

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Gnashgabs, Structural Integrity, Well-Defined Thesis Statements

A Decently-Structured Guide to Writing a Well-Structured Essay

“An analogy is like a thought with another thought’s hat on.”

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Domestic Terrroism, Tricky Linguistic Bastards, What Happens Next

“Evil” and/or “Mentally Ill” and/or “Terrorist”

“Nearly twice as many people have been killed by white supremacists, antigovernment fanatics and other non-Muslim extremists than by radical Muslims.” — Scott Shane

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Master Debating, Son of Sam Seaborn, The 2020 Election

SON OF SAM SEABORN: How to Master a Debate Like a Master Debater

To quote the greatest political mind of our generation, “Honestly, I am dumb. Most of the time I’m just playing smart.” I am the Son…

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COVID-19, Self-Evacuations, We As Americans

“They Got Caught”: Two Americans’ Attempt to Evacuate Madagascar

“We’re trying to get them out. And you know, they got caught. They were late with their flights. We gave them a period of time. They didn’t make it.”

— President Trump

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Half-Baked Ideas to Save the World, Son of Sam Seaborn, The 2020 Election

SON OF SAM SEABORN: Half-Baked Ideas to Win the Election

To quote the greatest political mind of our generation, “Honestly, I am dumb. Most of the time I’m just playing smart.” I am the Son…

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Half-Baked Ideas to Save the World, Son of Sam Seaborn, The 2020 Election

SON OF SAM SEABORN: Half-Baked Ideas to Win the Georgia Runoff Election

To quote the greatest political mind of our generation, “Honestly, I am dumb. Most of the time I’m just playing smart.” I am the Son…

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