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Is America Still the Home of the Brave?

Tracing a national tradition from the American revolutionaries and Amelia Earhart to graffiti artists and venture capitalists

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How 'Reform' Hurts My Teaching

National education 'reform' programs are getting in the way of improvement efforts by local teachers for local schools

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Our March Madness Office Pools Should All Be Legal

The U.S. government doesn’t see it that way, but everyone could benefit from the $9 million Americans wager on college hoops

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Will Technology Kill Universities?

Free online courses, crowdsourcing, and big data are transforming the university from a gatekeeper to a public resource

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How America Invented St. Patrick’s Day

Immigration and nativism transformed a quiet religious celebration into a day of raucous parades and shamrock shakes

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How Would Students Spend the Principal’s Money?

A Phoenix high school’s experiment shows that kids can prioritize and collaborate when their education is at stake

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Are Cars Driving Into the Sunset?

How our love affair with automobiles is changing the face of climate change and denser urban living

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I'm Ashamed of Who I Am on Twitter

The popular social media network is fueled by exposure and fear of being out of touch

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When Homework Is a Matter of Life and Death

My parents fled Iran because they were forbidden from getting an education there. I've spent over one-third of my life on a university campus

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We're in a Golden Age of Loyalty

Today, there is no compelling anti-American ideology or movement with broad appeal seducing our citizens into dividing their loyalties

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I Was on the Front Line of L.A.'s Last Measles Outbreak

Why doesn't anyone remember the 12,000 people who got sick, or the 600,000 vaccine doses we gave out 25 years ago?

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Why I Miss Yemen

Though the Yemeni government may fail to reconstruct itself, the ties that bind people to one another can step in for the greater cause

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Why Can’t Hollywood Tell America’s Stories?

Our onscreen heroes are white men. But most of us aren't

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Your Chinese Menu Is Really a Time Machine

Sweet and Sour Pork and Chop Suey aren’t just delicious—they also tell stories of waves of immigration from China

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My Polio, My Mother's Choice

Today's parents, thanks to vaccines, have never had to learn—need never learn—about pain and grief and loss of control

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In Defense of Terrible Coffee

Mass-brand coffee remains the dominant coffee in the U.S., even in this era of gourmet coffee. And that's okay

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Unvaccinated Families' Addresses Should Be Made Public

The names and addresses of parents who won't vaccinate their children should made available on the Internet through a public registry

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Why Diane Nash Is Selma’s Best Supporting Role

The film may have focused on Martin Luther King, Jr., but Nash was the reason he was there in the first place

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What We Can Learn From the Love Life of Birds

For the albatross, love serves a practical purpose

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Apple Is Still a Startup

Apple is far less ubiquitous than you might think. It has plenty of room to grow

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