I’ve always found it strange that the melting pot is go to metaphor for those politicians and public figures looking to expound upon the merits of America’s diverse populous, when all a melting pot does is mix ingredients about until… Read More ›
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Kim Jong-Un & The Democratic People’s Republic of Awesome
If you were hoping that the world’s youngest and fluffiest head of state would prove himself to be less of a caricature of a Bond villain than his demented father, I think you can stop now. Kim Jong-Un, the 29… Read More ›
A Cure or Some Cash?
There is always a point in researching any highly specialized subject when the documents you are reading stop being written in English. It doesn’t matter what the field is—biomedical research, law, literary criticism—there is a line in the sand that… Read More ›
When the Legend Becomes Fact: The Middle Class in America
Middle class—two words that are impregnated with more meaning and baggage than any other in the American lexicon. From our nation’s inception, that middle class was what set us apart from the stuffy Old World attitudes of Europe or (later… Read More ›