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Hungry man
Read more: Hungry manThe hungrier candidate pulled through. In the modern dialect of sportswriting, the concept of desire has come to play a critical role. An upset, whether in head-to-head competition or team play, is often described in terms of the underdog player or team “wanting” it more. Even when the two sides…
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The red button
Read more: The red buttonA direct attack on Russia would be unwise. In the eleventh hour of his presidency, Joe Biden has given Ukraine the green light to use American short-range missiles (ATACMS) against Russia. Biden’s reasoning is not a sudden surge of affection for his favorite beleaguered country. Oh no. The rockets have…
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Fight club
Read more: Fight clubIn this political cartoon originally by William Allen Rogers, President Theodore Roosevelt tromps over the Caribbean using his oft-quoted “speak softly and carry a big stick” adage. This political ideology today reads more like shouting loudly to any and all—and it reigns mainly in the United States, but Russia, China,…
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His reader’s voice
Read more: His reader’s voiceWhether you credit Edison or Emile Berliner with audio playback technology (that is, the phonograph or the gramophone), recorded talking stories have been around for almost 150 years — and today’s version (audiobooks) have ca-chinged to the tune of $2 billion in sales revenue in 2023, according to the Audio…
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A history of enmity
Read more: A history of enmityFormer President Joe Biden shared pizza with U.S. troops from the 82nd Airborne Division at the Polish border with Ukraine in March 2022. Still nursing old enmity, Donald Trump, on the other hand, continues to fume over Biden’s perceived personal business dealings with and support of Ukraine in repelling the…
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Upheavalism
Read more: UpheavalismArtist Damien Mitchell’s “The Hand that Rocks the Cradle” mural can be seen just outside the Levee bar in New York City. It has been there since 2017. The postwar world order is definitively over, at least in the West. Donald Trump and his minions of upheavalists — a new word for…
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