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How many times have you clicked on what seemed like the perfect blog headline, only to land on a blog post or news article that wasn’t worth the time it took to depress your mouse button? As a blog reader, it’s enough to make you wary of any too-good-to-be-true blog headline, and with good reason. [...]
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When I was a high school sophomore, I took a class called “Election ’92 and You.” Among the weekly exercises was a pretty massive spectacle: a schoolwide mock debate of the presidential candidates. Three of my classmates were selected to portray the trio of politicians — the incumbent George H. W. Bush, the challenger Bill [...]
Last week, Sarah Palin botched a retelling of the story of Paul Revere. This isn’t news. But the fact that it happened, and that Palin is still seriously considered a favorite to win the 2012 GOP presidential nomination (if she runs), perfectly frames our modern disregard for facts. But don’t worry; this isn’t a political [...]
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