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A Nation of Gluttons: America’s Unhealthy Love Affair With Food

­­­ When examining American society as a whole there's a plethora of character defects that immediately come to mind, there is wide ranging laundry list... infatuation with assault weapons, an unseemly obsession with all things celebrity or, like the focus of this piece, rampant obesity. Just to name a few examples. The United States is a nation of overweight people, and that's putting it gently. In 2015-2016 the average American
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The Covid Enigma: Fauci, Vaccines and Its Mysterious Origins

­ The June 3rd Anthony Fauci testimony before a US Congress subcommittee has dragged the wretched Covid debate back into the public consciousness. The main objective of this hearing was to investigate the US's response to the pandemic and its mysterious origins. Going back to the infant stages of Covid 19, March 2020 with the benefit of hindsight we can indisputably say that most of the world's initial response to Covid
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TikTok Ban. Time is Running Out: The Social Media Giant Faces US Ban

­Dissecting the proposed US Congress lead banning of the social media stalwart TikTok, one of the most powerful proponents and scapegoats will surely sound familiar. ­Let's start with the demonization of the Chinese. From the origins of Covid, to a wayward spy balloon, and now we have a supposed government sanctioned US civilian information theft campaign via TikTok. It has become ever more apparent that China has taken the place
Trump vs Biden 2.0
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Will Biden-Trump Rematch Signal the End of Two Party System?

The overwhelming majority of the approximately 240 million Americans who voted in the 2020 Presidential election will surely experience an uneasy sense of deja Vu and feelings of dread come November 2024. (Pew Research). Those who will attempt to honor their patriotic duty and participate in the next election cycle will be left with two unenviable choices. A dreaded rematch between an 81 year old incumbent, whose become nothing more
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Israeli Ground Invasion of Gaza Would Set off Middle Eastern Fight to the Death

The October 7th, 2023, massive surprise attack perpetrated by Hamas militants against several towns and cities in the South of Israel, with all its violence, hostage taking, killing of civilians and now cataclysmic repercussions for the citizens of Gaza is a date that will forever live in infamy. No matter you're position on the most contentious issue in the world for the last 75 years, as human beings we can't
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Will Elon’s Musky Influence Lead Twitter Towards Total Xstinktion?

According to Bankrate.com, Elon Musk's estimated worth was 232 Billion dollars as of July 2023, making him the world's richest man. Elon Musk's business acumen has been heavily scrutinized since his acquisition of Twitter. The eccentric billionaire purchased the social media giant in April 2022 for a reported 44 billion dollars. ( info courtesy of  apnews.com) Since his acquisition, the site once beloved by hundreds of millions of people has
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Cryptocurrency, a Breeding Ground for Scammers or Future of Economics

One recent news story that propelled the subject of this piece into the mainstream of society was the December 14, 2022, arrest of Sam Bankman-Fried in the Bahamas. Known as the "crypto king" prior to his apprehension, and at his financial peak, reportedly worth 26 billion dollars as of November of 2022. The epic downfall of a con-man, who manipulated the Ultra Capitalism model so blatantly wouldn't normally pique my
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A Non-Chemical Romance: Gambling

A Non-Chemical Romance: Gambling and the Unhealthy Infatuation With Pro Sports I look back on a significant chunk of my childhood with a fair amount of regret. From the ages of 11-18 playing sports, watching sports and religiously following my "favorite" teams within the four major professional leagues in the United States consumed an unhealthy amount of my time. I was among the top athletes in my very small town,
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Artificial Intelligence, Humanitys Greatest Gift or Terrifying Curse?

The incredible strides in the advancement of Artificial Intelligence have become a contentious but fascinating topic recently within the news media and some of the largest corporations in the world. Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pinchai made several unsettlingly ominous statements regarding the dangers of Artificial Intelligence whilst appearing on CBS 60 Minutes in April 2023. Anchorman Scott Pelley posed a question concerning the potential consequences of a.i.'s effect on the