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Gaming is about more than cheap thrills
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Nerd culture is almost inescapable today. The spread of gaming, precipitated by television and films has come suddenly and shockingly, so it’s worth a
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The War on Terror can’t be Won
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With the French intervening in Mali, it’s an odd coincidence that the infamous ‘surrender monkeys’ putting boots on the ground to fight violent Islamist
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Libertarianism: a political solution
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It’s becoming increasingly obvious that the old left-right arrangement of political parties is coming undone. The United States has essentially rejected third-party candidates, but
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Gun legislation not a guaranteed solution
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In the Newtown, CT shooting, Adam Lanza used three firearms to kill 27 people including himself. His XM-15 rifle has received the majority of
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Conspiracy culture has dangerous implications
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I remember sitting in the computer lab in my final year of high school, when a pair of lower-year girls entered the lab. To
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Democratic elections not always fair
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Remember the 2004 film Alien vs. Predator? If you don’t it’s okay. It was pretty terrible, but the tagline, “Whoever wins…we lose,” has timeless
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Free speech threatened
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Not long ago, U.S. pastor Terry Jones was turned away from the Canadian border. Jones gained worldwide infamy in 2010 for publicly burning the
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