Friedrich Nietzsche applies for the position of chair of philosophy at the University of Basel, Switzerland.
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Modern Day Slavery in Alabama
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Occupy Wall Street, Occupy the Constitution
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Oct 18, 2011
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Maintain Journalistic Balance by Ignoring Facts, Experts
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Oct 18, 2011
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Fight the System by Using the System
Our court system depends heavily on assumption that most people will take a plea deal…
Oct 17, 2011
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Greater Economic Inequality = Slower Economic Growth
Some pundits and politicians insist that economic inequality is a necessary consequence…
Oct 17, 2011
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You Can't Be a Protestor and a Customer at the Same Time
Can you protest a company while also being a customer? On the one hand, customer are…
Oct 16, 2011
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Olympia Snowe: Senator for the .1% Richest Americans
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Purge the Government of Politically Liberal Employees
"I think an intelligent conservative wants the right federal employees delivering the right services in a highly efficient way and then wants to get rid of those folks who are in fact wasteful, or those folks who are ideologically so far to the left, or those…
January 10, 2012
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Elected Office is for the Wealthy & Rich
"I happened to see my dad run for governor when he was 54 years old. He had good advice to me. He said never get involved in politics if you have to win election to pay a mortgage. If you find yourself in a position when you can serve, you ought to have a…
Nov 29, 2011
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I Don't Read Newspapers - They Aren't Very Uplifting
I don’t read newspapers in the state of Ohio. Very rarely do I read a newspaper. Because…
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Sexual Harassment Doesn't Really Exist
Is there anyone who thinks sexual harassment is a real thing? Is there anyone who doesn’t…
Nov 11, 2011
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Passive Resistance to Police if a Form of Violence
The individuals who linked arms and actively resisted, that in itself is an act of…
Oct 28, 2011
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The HPV Vaccine is Bad Because Sex is Worse than Death
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Oct 28, 2011
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Paul Krugman on Keynesians and Austrians
A Keynesian is an Austrian whose campaign contributors are about to lose a lucrative…
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