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No Country For Young Men? Nah, It’s Time to Grow Up Young Men

No Country For Young Men? Nah, It’s Time to Grow Up

Garion Frankel March 6, 2025
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The Real First 100 Days

Issac Faulk March 6, 2025
Americans should expect more from leaders, on both sides, to recognize the moments they’re in and apply...
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Zelenskyy’s Pop-In: Why? What was Zelenskyy trying to do?

Zelenskyy’s Pop-In: Why?

Ben Sears March 6, 2025
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Snug as a Bug in a Rug. Until…

Clare Briggs March 5, 2025
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Jaybird March 5, 2025
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Congress and Changes to the Indirect Cost Rate for NIH Grants

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Congress has the opportunity to assert itself in addressing the question of what the appropriate indirect cost...
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Friend Wife

Clare Briggs March 4, 2025
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Group Activity: President Donald Trump Address to Congress Will Trump Debate?

Group Activity: President Donald Trump Address to Congress

OT Editors March 4, 2025
President Donald Trump will address a joint session of congress tonight at 9pm ET. Watch live and...
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Movie of a Man seeing Friend Wife off on a Trip

Clare Briggs March 4, 2025
Batchin' it!
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Group Activity The Full, Unedited Trump, Zelenskyy, and Vance Video Trump, Zelenskyy, Vance

Group Activity The Full, Unedited Trump, Zelenskyy, and Vance Video

OT Editors March 3, 2025
"This is going to be great television" quipped President Trump as his disastrous meeting with Ukraine's Zelensky,...
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Some Speed! Some Speed!

Clare Briggs March 2, 2025
In which Clare Briggs gives a shoutout to Frank King's "Motorcycle Mike". (But, really, it's about baseball.)
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Saturday Morning Gaming: Goodbye to Monolith Studios weepangel

Saturday Morning Gaming: Goodbye to Monolith Studios

Jaybird March 1, 2025
Monolith Studios is shutting down. This one *HURTS*.
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Sulphur and Molasses

Clare Briggs March 1, 2025
Purges the system and thickens the blood, it does.
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POETS Day! Talkin’ Chaucer at the Godsibbing Fense

Ben Sears February 28, 2025
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Kelly Pool — The Pill at Home

Clare Briggs February 28, 2025
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Weekend Plans Post: Psych

Jaybird February 28, 2025
The current obsession.
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Clare Briggs February 26, 2025
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In Times Without Norms, All Laws Fall Silent

Expat Matt February 26, 2025
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Clare Briggs February 25, 2025
There is only one way to eat an elephant.
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97th Oscars Projections: And The Oscar Goes To…

Luis A. Mendez February 25, 2025
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