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In Praise of School Shootings
I wrote this earlier this year in September after a tragic school shooting whose details I’ve already forgotten. I sent it to various magazines and papers, but nobody wanted it. So it sat in a folder on my computer for nearly four months. After yesterday’s events as well as the recent events surrounding the killing…
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The Allegory of the Passenger
A passenger purchases a ticket to travel by plane. After passing through security, they arrive at the service desk near their terminal. “Hello, I purchased a ticket to fly on this plane. I understand this airplane is a new model, and this is the first week it is being used commercially. I would like to…
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“None of Your Business”: Why 2020 Is the Perfect Year to Read A Christmas Carol
In 1842, England’s Royal Commission of Inquiry into Children’s Employment released its first report on child labor. The document, comprising data and interview transcripts that were gathered from investigators who visited labor facilities across England, shed a light on the horrendous treatment of child laborers and the systemic problems that perpetuated abuse among children as…
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We Used to Be Americans
I was born into a black and white reality. Democrats were stupid for thinking what they thought. Republicans were logical for thinking what they thought. Al Gore was an idiot. George W. Bush was a hero. The Beatles were great until they started making depressing drug music. It was very easy to see things that…
Stephen Nothum 