I like geography–how about you? I got a big map on my bedroom wall that I study from time to[…]
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Is Copying the Same as Theft?
Recently, a Rutgers professor wrote a New York Times article saying that copying–as in downloading a song for free–is not[…]
Read morePenny-wise?
A penny saved may be a penny earned. But today, a penny made is 1.6 cents spent. Who could promote[…]
Read moreI made it on MPR: )
A couple weeks ago many of you read my take on the Trayvon Martin tragedy. Well, Minnesota Public Radio enjoyed[…]
Read moreThe Witches Next Door
When I told my housemates I was interviewing random residents in our neighborhood, one spoke up saying, “Oh, you gotta[…]
Read moreThe Divisive Creative
On one hand, we all like a creative person. We like their music and art and books and movies. We[…]
Read moreMinnesota’s most popular news source is The Onion?
Forbes indicates that for Minnesota and Wisconsin, The Onion is a very influential media. This is measured by how often[…]
Read moreSelf-Driving Cars
I like technology. I am particularly intrigued by how technology can solve problems for humanity that laws cannot. Follow me[…]
Read moreTrayvon Martin’s Death: The Opportunity to Reform Justice
In our version of justice in America, we seek far more than righting the wrong. We seek that the perpetrator[…]
Read moreNeighborhood Interview #2: Sister-hood
One afternoon I was coming home from a walk when I passed an older woman trying to put a sign[…]
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