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The God mystery: Is He just chilling?
Oct. 15, 2013“If God is so caring and great, why is there suffering in life?”
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Not even Madonna is safe from wrath of movie theater rules
Oct. 15, 2013Madonna is officially banned from the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema.
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When it comes to writing essays, SAT should cut the crap
Oct. 14, 2013David Coleman was named the new president of the College Board last summer and, thanks to him, the board is debuting a reconstructed SAT in 2015. The SAT has long been a poor excuse for a college-readiness exam. This is especially true of the essay section, which came under heavy fire at a September press conference filled with high school and university faculty from across the country. They told Coleman in no uncertain terms how detrimental the essay portion has become for students. For the first time, the College Board is listening.
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Wait for more action — it’s too early to determine new Pope’s impact
Oct. 14, 2013Many would consider America to be one of the most religious countries on Earth.
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Guest column: Palestinians are people with a voice
Oct. 13, 2013This past Thursday, I attended an event hosted by CAMERA and UF Hillel titled “Less Hamas, More Hummus.”
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How the Internet and television news undermine journalism
Oct. 13, 2013What I am about to say might not win me any friends at the Alligator, but I must be frank: The current state of American journalism is doing its part to destroy American democracy.
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People selling, hustling Banksy works aren't the bad guys
Oct. 13, 2013He’s reached worldwide fame while preserving his anonymity, putting the spotlight on the underground street-art scene.
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Some nominees for Nobel Peace Prize laudable, some laughable
Oct. 10, 2013Today, the Nobel Peace Prize will be awarded.
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Why you should be paying attention to Supreme Court campaign finance case McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission
Oct. 9, 2013Obviously, there aren’t many people happy with what’s happening in Washington right now. And because we live in a democracy, citizens can actually hold the members of Congress responsible for the shutdown — but we probably won’t.
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Supreme Court case McCutcheon v. FEC could get rid of campaign finance restrictions, increase corruption
Oct. 8, 2013Public opinion polls consistently show Americans are frustrated with the disproportionate influence large corporations and extremely wealthy individuals have on our government and political process.
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Silk Road shut down, but arrests are a bigger victory for the government than just drugs
Oct. 8, 2013On Oct. 1, I began a search for the online market known as the Amazon of drugs: the Silk Road. I had heard stories about this place before from friends — and friends of friends — whose experience with drugs and technology far exceeded my own.
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Stop hating — America’s doing just fine
Oct. 8, 2013Haters will always hate. These days, bashing politicians and journalists has become en vogue. Critics forget that our representatives uphold the world’s greatest democracy by toiling night and day to represent a helpless minority: corporate executives. Having a media subservient to the powerful is also vital to our prosperity.
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Guest column: Rep. Yoho needs to help end shutdown
Oct. 7, 2013The federal government is being held hostage by a small cabal of the Republican Party whose popularity is on the decline. Rep. Ted Yoho is one of the 80 Republicans in the House of Representatives who signed onto Rep. Mark Meadows’ memo to Speaker John Boehner calling for the Affordable Care Act to be defunded through the budget.
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Too big to fail? Not in the U.S. government’s case
Oct. 7, 2013Amateur hour is on full display in our nation’s capital — or, to be more precise, amateur week. The government remains in shutdown mode while the president refuses to budge on Obamacare, Republicans do not have an endgame in sight and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid name-calls and refuses to negotiate with the House.
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‘Sex and the City’ more than a guilty pleasure
Oct. 7, 2013Most of us adore “Sex and the City,” but aligning ourselves with the show means characterizing ourselves as vapid, materialistic or at least naive. Why is this series viewed as nothing more than a guilty pleasure?
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Blame Baby Boomer parents for poorly-raised Millennials
Oct. 6, 2013Baby boomers often call millennials lazy, entitled and narcissistic. If you believe them, then you’d think the country is going to hell in a handbasket when we’re in charge. But have boomers looked into a mirror lately?
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Guest column: Uber would provide safe transportation in Jacksonville during Florida-Georgia
Oct. 6, 2013Every Fall we take our annual pilgrimage to Jacksonville to witness the “War for the Oar,” also known as Florida-Georgia. Each year, Gators get to experience and enjoy the city of Jacksonville but are usually confronted with difficulty getting around one of the nation’s largest cities by land area.
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Mugshot websites shouldn’t make money from extortion
Oct. 6, 2013It could happen to anyone — you had one too many beers, forgot to turn on your headlights on the way home and got stopped by police. Next thing you know, you’re in the county jail, grimacing into a camera — your very first “mugshot.”
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Guest column: Active citizens effect change
Oct. 3, 2013We Americans are in a bad mood about our nation and our public life. Three-quarters say the country is on the wrong track. Some of us may be especially angry at the current Congress, at President Barack Obama — or both — but the roots of our discontent go deeper than that.
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New Iranian president hasn’t delivered
Oct. 3, 2013In an unsurprising and opportune moment last month, an Iranian official snubbed yet another U.S president.
