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From Baltimore to Hagerstown, the Old Line State has a lot to offer
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September 2021

The Death of the Intellectual Space
Modern universities have destroyed what they used to foster, a space for the creation and debate of world changing ideas
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July 2021

Modernity has Broken our Parties and Ideologies
Faced with new and old existential threats, our leaders are content to be deer caught in the headlights
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June 2021

Today's Left Can't Govern, And It Doesn't Want to
Movements built solely on resistance are incapable of governing
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May 2021

The Heirs Guard Against History
We need more founders, legacy institutions know its an existential threat to their relevance
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The 21st Century Nicomachean
We're inundated with conflicting messages, Aristotle can help us break through
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April 2021

Why Outlaw Music Will Always Win
From Johnny Cash to XXXTentacion, authority is the antithesis of art
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Balaji Breaks Westphalia: A Review
Reviewing and expanding his idea of building a virtual nation
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Cassandra's Curse and 5 Changes Coming to the World
We're often prisoners of the moment, trends and underlying patterns can often give us a window into the coming times
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How to Make the Perfect NCAA Football Game
NCAA 14 was near perfect, keep it mostly the same and make a few changes and it will be the GOAT video game
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March 2021

Making 1% Better a Little Better
A phrase oft used by athletes is our key to a better life (with a caveat)
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5 'Mr. Right Now' Leaders from History... not Mr. Right
Some people happen to be in the right place at the wrong time
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