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Let former felons vote

Lily Sawyer-KaplanFebruary 22, 2014February 22, 2014

It seems logical that after serving their sentence, felons should reassume voting rights, as their punishment has been served and they must reenter and engage with their communities.

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The NFL’s culture of violence off the field

Hannah FriedmanFebruary 22, 2014February 22, 2014

Even when their favorite sports star is not being accused, women who have been raped are often probed with unnecessary questions

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A league of her own

JP MeredithFebruary 22, 2014February 22, 2014

The use of the catch-all phrase “frontrunner” obfuscates real differences between Ms. Clinton’s standing in 2008 and 2016.

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Scotland: a rebellious teenager

Jacek OleszczukFebruary 20, 2014February 20, 2014

Scotland might leave its family estate and walk bravely into the unknown, hoping that the costs of its rebellious self-confidence will not outgrow the benefits of its independence.

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He’s winning and we’re watching

Alex PetrosFebruary 19, 2014February 19, 2014

We live today in a political world that is wracked with indecision, filibusters, and delaying tactics. It can be boring. But House of Cards flips that on its head

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Time traveling with Clarence Thomas

Lily Sawyer-KaplanFebruary 19, 2014February 19, 2014

Despite the sanitized view of race relations evident in Thomas’s statement, these discussions haven’t impeded equality, justice, and social progress.

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Ice dancing: A sport by any other name would look as sweet

Christine HouleFebruary 18, 2014February 18, 2014

Perhaps I’m a bit biased after spending a lifetime competing in a sport that is similarly scoffed at whenever I employ that term, “sport,” to describe it.

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Seriously, what’s the matter with Kansas?

Hannah FriedmanFebruary 17, 2014February 17, 2014

Even though the law has not passed the senate yet, and even if it does not actually pass, Kansas has a lot to answer for.

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