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Privacy Research: Mapping the Benefits of Privacy Against the Benefits of Open InformationSome research in privacy has been concerned with trying to map the benefits of privacy against the benefits of open information.
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Deliberative Democracy, Public Input, and the Trouble with Think TanksThe history of deliberative democracy's trajectory has not traced the steady incline of progress but has undulated as the fortunes of political and social movements in support of mechanisms of direct democracy have fluctuated.
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The Atlanta Document: Is Privacy a Human Right?Labeling privacy a human right has pitfalls that outweigh the benefits.
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Privacy and the InternetThe rise of the Internet and related information technologies has made privacy invasions possible on a wider scale.
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Privacy, Libel, InternetHow to formulate a new libel law for the wilds of online information.
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Is Privacy Dead? Defining Privacy in Order to Protect ItThe recombinant nature of surveillance technologies has, through the mechanism of the Internet, intensified their potential and power.
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Walter Fisher's Theory of Narrative RationalityTo flesh out narrative rationality, a theory of logic, Walter Fisher found it necessary to distinguish between technical logic and rhetorical logic, two forms of argumentation.
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Footnotes and David Foster Wallace - the Editing of Infinite JestIn the post-production of Infinite Jest, David Foster Wallace rejected his editor's qualms with the inclusion of endnotes.
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David Foster Wallace: From Broom of the System to Infinite JestBy the time Wallace submitted Infinite Jest for publication, he was in his 30s and more mature, having learned lessons from the celebrity that The Broom of the System brought him.
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David Foster Wallace's Difference in Approach Between Magazine Articles, NovelsThe challenge in editing David Foster Wallace was the difficulty of wrangling his prose and narrative structure, which were often purposefully peripatetic and disjointed, without diluting the writing's effect.
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Editing David Foster WallaceEditing Wallace could be demanding, and those who attempted it found themselves faced with the difficulty of correcting a man with a prodigious understanding of the byzantine syntactical and grammatical rules of the English language.
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The Seduction of TelevisionWhat spell is cast that allows television the near-universal monopolization of attention of the population?
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Irony and TelevisionIrony, the purposeful divergence between what is meant and what is said or written or shown, is a powerful tool. But irony is unable to supplant the destruction left in its wake with an eidos any less hypocritical than the one it deposed.
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Cultural, Class Reproductions in the West MidlandsIn his monograph Learning to Labor, Paul Willis probes cultural and class reproductions through a case study in a British town in the West Midlands of how the reaction of working class students to formal institutions of education their futures.
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About a Mountain is About More Than a MountainJohn D'Agata is an essayist of virtuosic talents who follows in the expansive tradition of David Foster Wallace, who called D'Agata "one of the most significant U.S. writers to emerge in the past few years."
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The Sociology of Darfur and CrimeIn Darfur and the Crime of Genocide, the authors paint genocide as similar to street crime in its collective origin and reliance on polarizing redefinitions and reframing.
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A Review of the Economic Literature on U.S. Minimum Wage LawsThe economic argument for how minimum wage laws depress employment and can increase poverty.
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JournoList: A Look Inside the Secretive, Liberal ChatroomHow JournoList, the secretive, chat room of the left wing blogosphere, is shaping the new media environment.
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The Slight Liberal Bias of Slate MagazineThe online magazine, Slate, is colored by a slight liberal bias. -
The New York Times and MyanmarIn a recent article on Myanmar, The New York Times' Mark McDonald fell short of quality expectations for the paper of record. -
The Death of the New York TimesWhat the recent layoffs mean for the future of The New York Times.
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Patrick J. KennedyAn exploration of the character, biography, and politics of the U.S. Representative from Rhode Island and the son of Ted Kennedy. -
The Georgian Conflict and the Presidential CandidatesHow the Russia-Georgia conflict provides clues to the foreign policy approaches of Barack Obama and John McCain. -
Crime in the Twin CitiesAn analysis of crime rates in the Twin Cities.
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Perspectives on the Urban CrisisAcademic notables discuss poverty
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Safeco and Qwest Fields and the NeighborhoodAn examination of the attempt for urban revival in Seattle's south downtown neighborhood.
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What is Urban?An attempt to find a real definition for what a city is. -
Dispatch from the Floor of the Republican ConventionA first person account of what it was like to attend the 2008 Republican convention in St. Paul -
Sarah Palin Wows the RepublicansA first person account of the affect of Sarah Palin at the Republican convention.
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The Media Circus at the Republican National ConventionA first-person account of the Republican convention -
The List of Donors Who Gave to Sen. Richard Cohen's CampaignMinnesota State Senator Richard Cohen's campaign coiffers are in good shape for his next election. -
A Powerful State Senator: Richard CohenIn the Minnesota state senate, Richard Cohen, DFL-64, holds a strong grip on power as the senate finance committee chairman.
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A Look at the Affluent District 64 in St. Paul, MinnesotaA look at the affluent St. Paul district represented in the Minnesota state senate by Sen. Richard Cohen. -
Proportional Representation Arises When a Political Party Feels ThreatenedExplores thoughts about why countries choose particular methods of electing their public officials.
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A Look at the Particulars of Proportional RepresentationIn the competition between nations to choose a method of elections, proportional representation is winning. Why is it so popular?
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Religious Fundamentalisms Affect on Intolerance for Civil LibertiesShowing that there is a positive correlation between religious fundamentalism, low education, conservative political views and intolerance for civil liberties.
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Conflict of Nations: Origins of the Israeli-Palestinian ConflictThe Israeli-Palestinian conflict is not a modern one or a biblical one, but a conflict that has risen in the last 150 years out of two peoples disputing the same land.
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The Buryat People of MongoliaThe aftermath of Stalinism has strongly influenced the plight of the Buryat people of Mongolia.
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St. Thomas University Refused Rev. Desmond Tutu the Opportunity to Speak on CampusSt. Thomas University, a catholic institution in St. Paul, Minn., decided not to allow the Nobel laureate Desmond Tutu to speak on campus. Here's why that was a bad idea.
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Olympia, Washington, Organization Helps Out PrisonersRight here in Olympia, Washington, in the back room of a corner coffee shop that doubles as a newspaper store are Olympians helping out.
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West Side Story and Romeo & JulietWest Side Story and Romeo & Juliet were similar but West Side Story brought the additional element of racism.
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The Spanish Civil WarThe Spanish Civil War was a microcosm of the fight between communism and fascism.
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A Portrait in DesperationDickens' Sydney Carton martyrs himself for love.
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What Causes the Differences in Wealth Across the WorldThe disparity between rich and poor has roots in geographic factors.
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The Jerky Progression of JapanJapan's evolution did not happen gradually but in swift bursts of change splattered across its history.
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Women Before the Feminist MovementThe era before the modern feminist movement was extremely difficult for women. How would you feel if you were expected to cook, clean, and watch children all day, every day?
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Let's Put Christmas Back in the SchoolsChildren everywhere are asking why their religion, so popular in the house, is taboo in the school system. Why can't the schools handle Christmas and everything that goes with it?
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The Chinese and the EuropeansIn the 14th and 15th centuries, the people of the Ming Dynasty were the innovators while the Europeans improved on their inventions.
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The Holocaust is DarkIn Night, Elie Wiesel had to reconcile his belief in God with the ravages of Nazi Germany
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Morality in DostoyevskyIn Crime and Punishment, Fyodor Dostoyevsky explores the morality of murder, a topic that has been central in philosophy throughout the ages.
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Hyperbole in the Scarlet LetterThe Role of Hyperbole to Emphasize Themes and Sculpt Characters in The Scarlet Letter
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The Personal Basis of the Demise of Willy Loman in Death of a SalesmanWilly Loman is perhaps the most tragic character in American Literature. He is the striver who can never achieve success. What caused his sad life to be so sad.
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Relativity and MeHow does Einstein's Theory of Special Relativity touch my life? In the small things.
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I'll Do Whatever I Want: The Advantages of Self-Interested ThinkingSelf-interested tendencies benefit the community as a whole and should be encouraged for the good of the community.
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Nature or NurtureDo parents or peers affect my social development? Both.
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The Moral Superiority of People to AnimalsThere is no good philosophical reason to prohibit killing and mistreating animals.
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Chastity is AntiquatedThere is nothing in ancient philosophy that says that sex is inherently wrong. It is time for our society to have a more liberal tolerance of sexuality.
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Men Are from Mars, Women Can't Afford Space TravelSociety has certain inequalities that cannot be removed.
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Klobuchar Speaks SlylyAmy Klobuchar, senator from Minnesota, got herself elected on slick, substance-free stump speeches.
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The History of WikipediaThe rocky beginnings of Wikipedia and the behemoth it has become.
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Liberia: A PrimerLiberia has faced brutal warlords but a reformer president could change that
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The Minneapolis Public LibraryThe Minneapolis Public Library is beautiful and functional.
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The Law of Hubris: Greeks and PrideThe concept of hubris, or, excessive pride, emcompassed a large swath of ancient Greek morality and law. However, there was an important difference between the moral and legal definition of the word.
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Athenian Courts and AmericaThe rich and well-off manage to reap benefits in both the law courts of Ancient Athens and the United States.
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Religion is a ChoiceReligion cannot be viewed in any way except as a composition of the adherents.
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George W. Bush's Immigration PolicyIn his more than six years in office, President George W. Bush's immigration rhetoric has changed in focus from encouraging legal immigrants to discouraging illegal immigrants.
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The Difficulty with Differences: Trying to Understand ReligionLiberal tolerance and cultural relativism debates cultural absolutism and fear of Islam
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St. Paul City Council Gets Things Done Behind Closed DoorsThe St. Paul City Council is seemingly dismissive and almost lazy, but behind closed doors they get to work on community issues.