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4 Lessons from the Trees (opens the original)
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I recently started law school at Stanford University, and I think it’s safe to say I have never been in a place with so many different kinds of trees. There’s actually a website dedicated to the sheer number and variety of trees the campus boasts.These days, most of my learning happens inside a classroom; still, I feel I’m also learning from my time outdoors beneath these branches.Lesson #1: Bloom where you’re plantedThere’s a quote attributed to St. Frances de Sales which goes something li
The DSA, Burritos, and a Vision from the Right (opens the original)
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Voters overwhelmingly say that cost-of-living concerns will decide their vote. While voices on the left are calling for socialist solutions, voices on the right are arguing over the proper response to complaints about a $20 burrito.<div clas
The Borders of American Citizenship (opens the original)
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I am an American citizen because my father and my mother were. My father chose to become one when he immigrated here. My mother was born one because her ancestors stepped off the Mayflower and lived on this land for centuries before she came into existence.It is a beautiful thing that many of the same reasons that drove her ancestors to cross the ocean — freedom, hope, opportunity — brought my father to this country centuries later. These same reasons continue to bring so many people who, too, w
We Must Go Beyond the Law of Zeus (opens the original)
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SPOILERS INSIDE: I’m not sure if it’s possible to spoil a hundreds-of-years-old story by reflecting on the undercurrents included in one interpretation by a modern director…regardless, you have been warned.Let’s get one thing straight: I don’t care about historical accuracy when it comes to a story like The Odyssey.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9ERA!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws
What good are non-replicable studies? (opens the original)
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A recent project at the University of Virginia examined nearly 3,900 social science studies published in 62 journals from 2009 to 2018 and attempted to replicate 164 of them.Only 49% were successful.“Usually in research we’re making a major general claim,” said Brian Nosek<
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