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Technobabble: Your Internet history for sale

March 28, 2017

By Joshua Stair, political columnist I try to avoid singling out a single political party for criticism, but last Thursday, Republicans in the Senate made it very difficult not to do so. The Senate voted to repeal Internet privacy rules which would have prevented Internet...

Technobabble: Wikileaks Vault 7 Leaks: How worried should you be?

March 27, 2017

By Joshua Stair, political columnist Wikileaks is at it again. The infamous website has released a new, sprawling set of government documents detailing surveillance technology used by the Central Intelligence Agency. Because Wikileaks does not lack a sense of theatricality,...

In the House: Assessing the DeVos-tation

March 27, 2017

Let’s take a look at what DeVos has managed to accomplish so far with her illustrious tenure.

World Scope: Second Scottish independence referendum smart or poorly-fated?

March 25, 2017

Some events hint at a hesitance in the U.K. wanting Scotland to gain independence.

Hindsights in History: Free speech was a mistake

March 24, 2017

To take on a Voltaire approach means to take on a passive defense of free speech.

Dissecting the DNC: Can Chair Tom Perez mend a broken party?

March 24, 2017

Progressives and centrists alike can take comfort in the fact that Perez is qualified for the position.

Detour on the Road to Serfdom: Interest rates complicate economic debate

March 17, 2017

Higher interest rates could hamper plans for a tax code overhaul, which GOP lawmakers hope to have a bill for by August.

A Step Away From a Thousand Years of Darkness: Lessons from CPAC

March 13, 2017

The conservative movement is not the alt-right, and never will be.

Opening the Cabinet: Rex Tillerson for Secretary of State

March 1, 2017

Tillerson lacks critical knowledge that the nation’s top diplomat should have.

The Future is Female: Mainstream media should listen to Cosmopolitan

Hannah Bernstein • February 27, 2017

The truth is, most newspaper editors are men.

“Fake Blog”: Old media must adapt

February 27, 2017

I want a strong and free press, but I also want the truth.

World Scope: Steering China’s economic rise

February 27, 2017

To see China emerge in such a way would no doubt keep the leaders of the West on their toes.