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Food Stars Is a New Low for Gordon Ramsay

If you wish you could watch nothing but commercials during your few hours of free time per day but are constantly bombarded by original, thoughtful content on network television, Gordon Ramsay’s Food Stars is the perfect program for you. This … Continue reading

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Private Equity Landlords Aren’t Just a New York City Problem

The New York Times published an article recently that described the rapid and opaque takeover of rental properties in Brooklyn by private equity firms. While the exorbitant apartment prices in NYC naturally make the city a focal point for this … Continue reading

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The Home Alone Films and Acceptable Parenting Behavior

In the late 19th century, child abandonment was such a common problem in American cities that many of the country’s noteworthy orphanages were constructed and opened, including the New York Foundling Hospital and the Holy Family Institute. About a hundred … Continue reading

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The Insanity of Undivided Rural Roads

After 9/11, the United States took drastic measures to prevent another terrorist attack, or at least make gestures towards this end. We started two wars, completely changed airport security, and drastically expanded the surveillance state. Yet, carnage at the scale … Continue reading

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