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Donald Trump, and Only Donald Trump, is to Blame for the Rhetoric Around Political Violence—and its Consequences

On Saturday, July 13, 2024, at approximately 6:10 P.M. E.D.T., former President Trump was nearly assassinated at a rally in Pennsylvania. The shooter was inches—or a single inch—away from dealing a fatal blow. Trump's ear was grazed by a bullet but, he

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The Greatest Theft in the History of the World—Brought to you by OpenAI

AI take trends from quintillions of bytes of blogs, tweets, Reddit threads, and uploaded images and make something appear new, but—this is really important—it can only ever be a derivative, or combinations of derivatives, of other work.

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The GOP Climate Change Strategy is Obvious and Not Very Good

When the droughts become too severe, the wildfires too vast, and the change in temperatures too extreme, Republicans will choose the adaptation strategy.

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Would it Kill Environmentalists to be a Little Nicer?

Why are environmentalists no fun?

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Stop Spam Snail Mail

The perils of junk mail

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3 Lessons Learned from Launching and Running a Reuse Startup

Launching a reuse company is hard. Here are three lessons I learned.

3 Lessons Learned from Launching and Running a Reuse Startup
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The LeBron James Shot That Nobody Saw Because They Were on Their Phones

Being focused, being in the moment, not only applies to work but it applies to life. I’ve found that I’m happier when I give my full attention to the people in the room rather than the people on my phone.

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From Landfill to Landmark - Why I’m Voting No on the Arizona Coyotes in Tempe Prop 301, 302, and 303

On May 16th, 2023, the voters of Tempe will decide whether they want the Coyotes or not. I’ll be voting no and here is why.

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The NEW (and more fun) Triple Bottom Line

David Plotz, co-host of Slate’s Political Gabfest, has a theory about political campaigns. Whoever looks like they are having more fun will win. Tell me which of the following sounds more fun: * People. Planet. Profit: The triple bottom line. * Sex, drugs, and fast cars: The fast life. It'

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The Stupid Google Pixel Magic Eraser Commercial

I'm not sure when this happened but, New Year's Eve is now the most important sports day on the calendar. Back-to-back College Football Playoff games, including TCU vs Michigan in the Fiesta Bowl in Glendale (a couple of guys wearing Hypnotoad shirts walked into the coffee