Ryan Mason

Computers and Health: How Staring at a Computer Can Literally Cause Your Eyelids to Twitch

12.20.2010

Staring at a computer screen for hours a day can have some adverse effects, including bad posture and vision problems, including eyelid twitching.

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Pointless TV Survey Offers Only More Polarization in Current Political Climate

11.13.2010

Experian Simmons survey shows which TV shows are most popular according to the political affiliation of their audiences. But why keep focusing on our differences?

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So, Government Can Create Jobs?

11.03.2010

According to Farheed Zakaria, the government can create jobs — not through hiring employees, but through investment in technology. Can we spend AND cut spending at the same time?

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Vote, Vote, Vote: Do Your Civic Duty in the General Election Tomorrow

11.01.2010

Especially for us blogging blowhards out here on the Internet, voting in the general election tomorrow is our civic duty to actually make our voices and opinions heard on shaping the state and the country.

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Romance is Dead: Price of Love Set at Two-Months Salary

10.27.2010

American society – regardless of religious affiliation – places too much importance on the price of the symbol of love rather than the amount of love between the two people itself.

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The Republican Party Still Has No Interest in Actual Governance

10.26.2010

Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell tells us what we already knew: the GOP has no interest in actual governance even with the prospect of winning the Senate in next week’s general election.

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Politicians Avoiding the Press: If You Can't Stand the Heat, Get out of the Election

10.23.2010

Nevada Tea Party candidate for the Senate, Sharron Angle, avoids the press unless she knows that they will report the news the way she wants it reported. Shouldn’t both political parties find this appalling?

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Bank of China Credit Card: America's Love/Hate Relationship with Borrowing and Spending

10.22.2010

America’s economy is based on consumerism: borrowing and spending. But excessive spending is what got us into this mess (right?) so no wonder we’re not borrowing and spending in the private sector the way we were before.

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3 Reasons Why the Tea Party Might Not Be a Game-Changing Movement

10.22.2010

The Tea Party movement has swept the nation. They’ve won a number of primaries and have mobilized a large swath of people to be politically vocal. But will they really help the GOP take over Congress in November?

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Proud Mary vs. Bad English: Which Version of "Missing You" is Better?

10.16.2010

When it comes to cheesy, love songs, which is better — John Waite’s “Missing You” or Tina Turner’s version? To me: it’s a no-brainer.

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