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As Farhad Manjoo explains, a company called Switch Lighting will soon ramp up production on an LED bulb that looks as warm and inviting as a...

"It's not that original, but it's only a buck." I haven't decided whether Burger King's winking-but-honest approac...

Regarding the Jan/Feb economic sanctions resolution , some affirmatives argue that economic sanctions are immoral because they interfere wit...

"Teacher" isn't in the top 50 , but "Parole Officer" is. "Teacher" sits at 116, sandwiched between "...

Concerning the January/February LD resolution , since the affirmative is charged with claiming that economic sanctions ought not be used, i...

An extremely useful article for both sides of the economic sanctions resolution is "A Prologamena [ sic ] to Thinking About Economic Sa...

The January / February NFL Lincoln-Douglas debate topic has been released: Resolved: Economic sanctions ought not be used to achieve foreign...

The wife and I have been car shopping. Because it was for "my" car, I'd estimate I had about 70% of the say in the final decis...

Today, while discussing argumentation structure and strategies with a group of rookie debaters, I used a sample claim: The Ford Focus is a r...

My brother sends along a link: the Wall Street Journal explaining how Burgerville's health care coverage has improved employee retentio...

From the too little, too late department: Hi Jim, We do not have a confirmed opening date on our neighborhood Olympia, WA Trader Joe's ...

The Olympian has the official story. That is all.

Dear Trader Joe's, It pains to write this, but I feel spurned and neglected by your corporation. Not because it's taken you so long ...

Son: "Daddy's home!" Mom: "Thank goodness. I thought he had died at work again."

Suddenly, this Mac vs. PC ad has taken on a whole new subtext.

But do they know why? That visit length--0 seconds--troubles me.

I've been a Discover Card holder for a decade now, mostly happy with the service. All my gas purchases go on the card, for a hefty 5% re...

Teaching a little lesson on critical thinking and reading for information, I had students skim over a 419 scam email, without telling them i...

Q: What if delivery people ran the world? A: 1984 , plus a few dings, dents, and scratches.

I've been teaching my students about the value of posture, eye contact, gestures, and other nonverbal signals. About four minutes into t...