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Why is freedom of speech so important, anyway? If almost everyone agrees that a certain opinion is disgusting, or even just annoying, why should a minority of the population be allowed to hold and... Read More »

What would it mean if Hillary or Jeb were to win the White House? In the case of a two-term presidency, it would mean 44 years of nearly uninterrupted Bush-Clinton political hegemony. George H. W.... Read More »

If Deepak Chopra were to discover a new form of medical treatment that helped sick people, it should be possible to test that the treatment is actually working. By denying the validity of the... Read More »

The existence of absurd programs in the past does not mean that any of the other conspiracy theories are true. Nor does it mean that the American government is fundamentally malicious, or out to harm... Read More »

In the realm of video games, there has historically been little distinction between medium and content–a “video game” is a type of content expressed through the medium of “video game”. I... Read More »

I’ve always loved “Lord of the Rings.” I first read “The Hobbit” in elementary school, and have since read the trilogy several times. There are many qualities of the books that draw me to... Read More »

Last month, seven college students were murdered in Santa Barbara. When I first learned about the massacre, I found myself horrified and disgusted — but not surprised. Perhaps I was surprised seven... Read More »