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Movie Review: BlackBerry
You might already know why the BlackBerry failed; if not, you can always search for the reason on your iPhone. Instead, I recommend watching the biographical comedy-drama directed by Matt Johnson, which cleverly blends sharp wit with insightful…
// Opinion
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Busting Myths.The Private City and the Secret City: Columbus is dying and no one in Colemanville, Ohio knows or cares
By Colemanville, I refer to undemocratic, unrepresentative ragged-edged principality of Columbus’ power elite dominated by the now more powerful former mayor Michael Coleman and his self-appointed Columbus Downtown Development Commission; the…
// Opinion
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In choosing extremism, Ohio Republicans commit themselves to a political trajectory that lacks decency, commonsense, and integrity
"As Ohio goes, so goes the nation.” The Buckeye State was once considered the ultimate bellwether in electoral politics. While the state has trended conservative in recent years with Republicans, on average, out-performing Democrats in the state…
// News
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How Many People Has the U.S. Government Killed?
I’m looking at the new report from Costs of War.
Five years ago, I think Nicolas Davies credibly and conservatively estimated 6 million people directly killed in U.S. wars since 2001 in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Syria,…
// Opinion